We were given The Octonauts and The Only Lonely Monster, about an octopus who is looking for a friend like him The Octonauts & the Frown Fish, about a fish that is inexplicably glum all the time and The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef, about a reef that has lost its color (a very subtle message about reef bleaching and our responsibilities to the ocean). One of my favorite little jokes is when the Octonauts are searching all over the world, and you have to turn the book upside down for their adventure to the Southern hemisphere. MEOMI also have a lot of fun playing around with the physical structure of the pages, with some turned sideways for a long image. There are visual jokes that the kids will love, as well as some that will be appreciated by sharp-eyed parents. It usually takes us some time to get through each book because we keep noticing new things to look at on each page. The illustrations are gorgeous and detailed. The characters are all the same as in the television show, with just a few small visual details having been changed in their transition to TV stars. Written by the Canadian/American creative duo Michael Murphy and Vicki Wong, who call themselves MEOMI, there are six books in the Octonauts books series. I think you’ll love them as much as we do. Octonauts is one of the most popular shows on children’s television, but did you know that it’s based on a beautiful series of books? My mini-artsplorer was gifted a few of the Octonauts books for Christmas, and since then we’ve spent a lot of time with these stories. Their mission is “Explore, Rescue, Protect.” What can I possibly object to? Every episode teaches about a new sea animal. The technology/engineering jobs are held by the ladies. The characters are all smart and individual. Octonauts mania has hit my 3 year old hard, and truthfully, as far as children’s television goes, I don’t really have any complaints about her choice. Parents of Octonauts obsessives, I see you there: you who know the difference between the Gup A and the Gup E, who have a weirdly extensive knowledge of obscure sea creatures, and who can’t get “Creature Report” out of your head for love or money. I see you, from here in my living room, where I can’t look in any direction without seeing orange and blue.
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