My Cousin Has Eight Legs!

by Jasper Tomkins

From Publishers Weekly:
This very tall tale... introduces Victor, an orange octopus who "slithered out of his cave in Puget Sound" to take in the nearby sights. Attaching himself, as it were, to the boy's family, the tentacled invertebrate climbs Mount Rainier, goes to the zoo and, clad in human clothes, poses as the narrator's cousin at elementary school.

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 11, 1992

Reviews

[Bradhernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Childhood favorite. I loved the whimsical artwork as a kid. Rediscovered in my parents neighborhood library box.

[Michelle Nance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Set in Washington. We thought it was cute.