Olive the Octopus

This image shows the front cover of a picture storybook called Olive the Octopus. It is published by Miles Kelly, written by Catherine Veitch and illustrated by Elissambura. The cover image show a pink-red octopus with long tentacles among seaweed and lots of small colourful fish.
The image shows two facing pages from inside the picture storybook, Olive the Octopus. The illustration shows Olive playing with some sea lions. They are throwing pebbles, shells and crabs towards her and she is squirting them with water. One of the sea lions has just thrown a sea urchin.
The images shows two inside pages from the storybook, Olive the Octopus. There are three images, all on a white background. The first image shows Olive finding a rocky place to hide. The second shows her squeezing inside and the third shows her almost all the way in.
This image shows the front cover of a picture storybook called Olive the Octopus. It is published by Miles Kelly, written by Catherine Veitch and illustrated by Elissambura. The cover image show a pink-red octopus with long tentacles among seaweed and lots of small colourful fish.
The image shows two facing pages from inside the picture storybook, Olive the Octopus. The illustration shows Olive playing with some sea lions. They are throwing pebbles, shells and crabs towards her and she is squirting them with water. One of the sea lions has just thrown a sea urchin.
The images shows two inside pages from the storybook, Olive the Octopus. There are three images, all on a white background. The first image shows Olive finding a rocky place to hide. The second shows her squeezing inside and the third shows her almost all the way in.

Olive the Octopus

Stunning sea life picture book with an adventurous story and bright illustrations for toddlers.
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Olive the Octopus is an amazing picture book for children aged 3+. It tells the tale of Olive the octopus and her quest to discover who is eating too much of her precious seaweed forest. 

  • Perfect for reading aloud to young children
  • Beautiful artwork and design
  • Original contemporary fiction 
  • Focus on animal characters in their natural habitat

This wonderful story follows Olive as she turns detective, investigating every animal she meets. It's not until she encounters some playful sea lions that she discovers the truth! This simple tale introduces children to a range of sea creatures, and reveals the wonders of our ocean habitats. 

The bright, colourful illustrations are by Elissambura. Since her childhood, Elissambura has been captivated by images, stories, colours, animals, books, materials and the scent of ink and paper.

The story is by Catherine Veitch, a highly experienced UK children’s writer. Catherine has a passion for inspiring children's imaginations and curiosity about the world through heartfelt stories.

As well as being a delight to share, picture books are an important learning tool for very young readers. Not only do they help build first words and sentences, they also encourage story analysis and can help spark a lifelong love of reading.

Author: Catherine Veitch
Illustrator: Elissambura
Pages: 24pp
Age: 3+
Size: 260 x 260 mm
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781789896053

Perfect for toddlers aged 3+ and younger children to read with a grown up.

Miles Kelly is an independent UK children's book publisher. Our team works with award-winning authors and illustrators to create books that spark the imagination and curiosity of preschoolers and primary-school-aged children around the world.

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