"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago"--

Edgar wanted a pet dog, but what he got instead was a rather brilliant octopus named Jarvis.

Presents a look at octopuses, describing their physical characteristics, habitats, behavior, and the current efforts by scientists to protect them from pollution and climate change.

It's an exciting new world where dragons dare to dream. Arak could quest for hours in trance, his mind far away, his body limp. He was different, and so he was tormented by other young dragons. He left the clan, flying far over the sea, until a fierce storm made him crash. Scree, an adventurous octopus, found and healed him. A great friendship began. Arak returns to the Festival, where dragons feast and toss lightning bolts in the clouds. But a deadly...

Octopus enjoys tickling other creatures, although most of them want him to stop, but one day his tickling causes big trouble and while he is trying to set things right, he discovers that he is good at doing other things, as well.

Simon visits a fortune-telling seadragon who gives him an alarming, but incomplete prediction, that his friend Olive the octopus is in danger.

Visits marine biology professor David Scheel, who has hosted an octopus in his home. Examines Octopus behaviors and traits, focusing on the relationship that evolves between Heidi the octopus and Dr. Scheel and his teenage daughter.

"An octopus plots his escape from an aquarium"--

When mommy octopus tells little Floyd that it is time for bed, he decides that his parents want help getting their baths and putting on their pajamas (not what Mommy-O meant)--soon all three are covered with water and bubbles, and his parents are so exhausted that they fall asleep before Floyd is in bed.

Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.