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

"An octopus gets a big surprise when he chooses to pick on a tiny fish in the ocean"--

Arlo likes octopuses but when he tries to draw one his picture does not turn out well at all--or does it?

Shark and his octopus friend Blue play hide-and-seek together.

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.

The little boy wants a pet, but he doesn't want any regular pet like a dog, which barks all day long and wants to go walkies or a feline friend whom sleeps all day. No, the little boy wants something special, something that goes in the water, something that no one else will have! AN OCTOPUS! The boy goes to Dad first and pitches his idea to him, but Dad replies, "a creature like that belongs in the sea". Unhappy with Dad's answer, the little boy goes...

"It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want something, |maybe to travel to farawa galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to build a spaceship out of soda cans, glue, umbrellas, glitter, and waffles. OK, maybe the octopus needs some help, like from an adorable bunny friend, and maybe that bunny turns out to be... a rocket scientist? (Probably not.) But could something...

A picture book rendering of the classic Beatles song, including a CD recording and audio reading by the song's writer.

An octopus falls from the sky one day. It lands on a roof and there it stays. The village's children quickly make friends with it, even though the adults are wary. But the octopus proves very handy indeed, making a perfect slide, helping out with some painting, and even rescuing a cat stuck in a tree. But just when all the neighbors decide they want an octopus of their very own, it disappears. Where has it gone and will it come back?