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The Octonauts and The Only Lonely Monster

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LOVELY! lovely! lovely! A story simple enough to hold very wee one's attentions and a visual world intricate enough to hold grumpy old people's!

And a narwhale to boot! (eh!)

The Octonauts & the Only Lonely Monster is the debut picturebook story about the Octonauts, eight talented animals who seek undersea adventure, roaming the ocean from their "Octopod" base. The stunning, stylized color illustrations emphasizing simplicity, curves, and a "big head/small eye" anthropomorphic look gives Octonauts a unique appearance, while the story tells of their encounter with a lonely sea monster leading to an important lesson about the values of friendship and individuality. A wonderfully imaginative and enchanting tale.

one of the best children's stories to come along in ages.

Love!

We bought this book for my 4 year old son as a christmas present based on a review in the San Francisco Chronicle's "The Poop" blog and we couldn't be happier with it! This is wonderful adventure that had an extra benefit in that the monster is in fact a very lonely octopus (which my son sees as a giant squid ala Pirates of the Carribean). This has become his favorite book since christmas, and once you see the pictures and read the story you will understand why. Highly recommended!

This book is fabulous. It's incredibly innovative with appealing characters that conjure up Hello Kitty or Pokemon -- without the mass market/cult following; the story is sweet and adventurous, focusing on individualism and friendship; the art is exciting; the presentation is sometimes daredevil. Like that last description? What I mean is that this book takes exciting risks. For example, four fold-out pages are devoted to the octonauts and the lonely sea creature traveling to extreme places underwater on the planet -- so when they go south, for instance, the two-page spread is upside down. This is confusing and funny, especially when you turn the next page, and/but it really works. A terrific book.

I bought this book today at the Long Beach Aquarium for my almost five year old. She LOVED it. Every page is a blast, and she keeps going back to see something she saw before. I'm sure this would be great for an older child also.

Loved it! My 3yr old insists on reading this one every night before bed. The illustrations and use of text to emphasise parts of the story are very cleverly done.

Our twins are now four, this was one of the first of the four book series we got and now we have all four, I will say that Frown Fish is the girls' favorite though. There are nights when they choose all the Octonauts books for that nights reading selections, an Octonauts marathon of sorts :) The artwork is gorgeous, makes me want to take classes in the program they used to illustrate this series. The four pages where the Octonauts go to different directions are amazing, I mean for an adult to look at, there is so much to see on these four pages, just amazing and worth while for these four pages alone. The whole series of books a must own, really top notch. I guess now it is a cartoon across the pond, can't wait till this program is available on region 1 DVD :)

I love this book... my 4 year not so much. It is very beautifully illustrated and creative but much of it is lost on my 4 year old. He did like that you have to turn the book when they search different poles but he was frustrated that I could not translate everything the character say in the illustrations ( so are foreign languages, so appear to be gibberish). I still like the book

Like the other Octonauts books, this has some great art, but a story that is hard for younger kids to follow. My boys like looking at the pictures, and finding all the little things that are in each frame. It appears that they spend a ton of time creating each page. The thought that goes into it is amazing.

If you have kids that like the pictures more than the story, I recommend this one for you (and them).