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Ollie is super afraid of the sea – he just KNOWS it’s full of monsters! While playing in a little tide pool, he meets a baby octopus. They become friends and Ollie slowly learns that there was nothing to be scared of. After all, there are no giant monsters under the sea... are there?

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A youngster frets about what creatures might lurk within the ocean.until he befriends one of them. It's Ollie's first trip to the beach, and despite his parents' encouragement, he's too worried about scary sea monsters to take a swim: ""What if something tickled his feet? What if something stole his swimsuit?"" While exploring safely on the shore, he encounters a stranded baby octopus. Ollie returns the little orange octopus to the sea and, overcoming his fear, spends the rest of his trip swimming and playing with it. After a sad goodbye, the story's perspective shifts to the little orange octopus, who, it turns out, was actually a baby kraken. Offering a wink to readers, this cheeky tale makes clear that Ollie was happily hanging out with a sea monster all along. Manzanas' rich, colorful illustrations capture the ocean with all its sparkle and glow, showing water-averse readers that an enticing world awaits below the surface. Details like drops of sweat, hairy legs, and expressive eyes make the characters feel all the more real, and the pages are filled with friendly-faced marine life: sea turtles, pufferfish, rays, and seahorses. Delightfully silly inclusions-a seagull with its head stuck in an upside-down ice cream cone-will elicit giggles. An irresistible tale of beachy fun-with a reassuring message for fearful youngsters * Kirkus Reviews *

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Ani Manzanas (Ana Jimenez) grew up in Spain and has been drawing since she could hold a pencil. After studying Fine Arts and briefly wondering what on earth to do with her life, she had an epiphany: illustration was the answer. She moved to the English countryside to learn the language, collect stories, and work on her first illustrations in between muddy walks and cups of tea. Her work is inspired by nature, folklore, and the quiet magic of everyday life. A certified diver, her debut with Flying Eye Books is a visual dive into her underwater adventures.

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