How to Get Your Octopus to School

by Becky Scharnhorst

Jaclyn Sinquett (Illustrator)

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*"A charming, eight-armed hug of a story that won’t hide long on library shelves"-- School Library Journal (starred review)

Learn how to get your octopus to school in this hilarious and endearing back-to-school story!


Getting your octopus to school won't be easy. He would much rather stay home with you and play hide-and-seek or dress-up. But you know your octopus will love school if he gives it a chance. And you'll tell him that . . . as soon as you can find him . . . 

Reminiscent of If You Take a Mouse to School, get your little one ready for school with this silly and sweet back-to-school story. Perfect for any parent who has struggled to get their child ready for school in the morning! Includes an embellished list of octopus facts in the backmatter.

Praise for How to Get Your Octopus to School:

A 2024-2025 Keystone to Reading Book Award nominee

"A charming back-to-school book for the nervous octopus in all of us."-Kirkus reviews

"A visual treat of a picture book." --BCCB

"[A] sweetly humorous take on a familiar rite of passage." --Publishers Weekly
  • ISBN10 0593205227
  • ISBN13 9780593205228
  • Publish Date 16 May 2023
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Flamingo Books