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Arlo Draws an Octopus
Arlo Draws an Octopus | Lori Mortensen
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An empowering picture book about creativity, making mistakes, and changing your perspective When Arlo decides to draw an octopus, he can't help but think that maybe he's just not an octopus drawer. His drawing has a head that looks like a hill and eight squiggly arms that look like roads. It's an octopus disaster-piece! But just as Arlo vows to never draw an octopus again, he makes a discovery that changes his perspective about his drawing . . . and much more. This endearing and relatable story gives readers of all ages a gentle reminder that we're better than we may think. Sometimes all it takes is a second look.
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Cute tale about a child that gets discouraged while trying to draw an octopus. I would like to use this book in my library to talk about writing and drawing and how we focus on what could be or our mistakes instead of what we have accomplished. How we could move across the page from our mistakes and focus on our potential.

Reggie What a great message. 3y
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Not everyone is good at everything. Some people can not catch popcorn, and some can not do cartwheels (that‘s me), and some can not draw octopuses. But art is in the eye of the beholder. And after Arlo makes a friend, he learns to trust and believe in himself. I love how all skin colors are represented in this book. It was a fun read and the illustrator did a great job getting the point across.

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