Tickly Octopus

by Ruth Galloway

Down in the ocean lived tickly octopus with eight twisty, twirly tentacles that loved to tickle the fish. Octopus thought tickling was fun! But some of the other sea creatures didn't like to be tickled. But Octopus thought that tickling was what he did best. One day Octopus tickled Oyster while she was sleeping. Oyster was so startled that she lost her pearl. After apologizing, Octopus went in search for Oyster's pearl and soon discovered that he had many talents other than tickling. Octopus could swim fast and squeeze into small places, but best of all he was able to find and return Oyster's pearl! This wonderful story about self-discovery is the companion title to Clumsy Crab, Fidgety Fish and Smiley Shark and features the same bold, delightful illustrations and humorous text.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Storytime

26 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Kowsar Bagheri]

من این کتاب رو با ترجمۀ فارسی خوندم. اطلاعات کتاب رو می‌گذارم که اگر کتابدار عزیزی خواست، لطف کنه اضافه‌ش کنه و با ورژن اصلی combine کنه.

عنوان: هشت‌پای گیگیلی
نویسنده و تصویرگر: روت گالووی
مترجم: علی مولوی
ناشر: چشمه
تعداد صفحه: ۳۲
سال چاپ: ۱۳۹۷
نوبت چاپ: ۱
ردۀ سنی: الف و ب
شابک: ۳-۹۷۰-۲۲۹-۶۰۰-۹۷۸

[Callum Whalley]

A fantastic book about the octopus who goes on a journey of self-exploration. I love how the book showed that by being out of our comfort zones we can uncover things about ourselves that we didn't know, or potentially would never know. The book also has beautiful illustrations and has the opportunity for very interactive and meaningful discussions with pupils. The book also contains fantastic words which can help with phonics and vocabulary, "ping, bip, bong, whoosh, swoosh, plink, plonk and plop" are all a few of my favourites. The opportunity to add expression to these words will really allow the reader to create a scene for their audience and ensure the children are gripped on what's about to happen next. The book also starts and ends with a beautiful picture of the coral under the sea. I love this and think it allows the children to use their own ideas and perspective to both sets the scene at the start, and then summarise at the end.

[میم صالحی فر]

هشت پای گیگیلی، خیلی خوب قلقلک میده
بعضی ها این کارش رو دوست دارن، ولی بعضی دیگه از قلقلک هاش کلافه شدن.
ولی خوب هشت پا فک می کنه قلقلک تنها کاریه که خوب از پسش برمیاد.
وقتی هشت پا صدف رو قلقلک میده، مرواریدش قل میخوره و میره کف اقیانوس. هشت پا هم بدو میره دنبالش تا اشتباهش رو جبران کنه، در ادامه این اتفاقات، هشت پا می فهمه که چه توانایی هایی داشته و خودش متوجه نبوده.
(کاملا ناملموس اطلاعات علمی خوبی از هشت پا داده میشه.)


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[Natasha Fulcher]

Me: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lola: ⭐️⭐️
Larni: ⭐️
Ezra: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ezra loved this, Larni hated it purely because Ezra chose it 😂 I like the lesson of someone can be good at multiple things and if you try something new then you might be good at it, and I also like the lesson of there’s a time and a place for things, not everyone will like the same thing. I’d definitely say it’s more for a younger age (3-4) but it is a sweet book - just nothing wow!

[Leigh]

A sweet story with a nice moral. I had guessed it was going to go off in a different direction and I'm glad it didn't. The illustrations are so charming that my son is absolutely chomping at the bit to pick up others in the series.

[Sahara Scott]

Not what I expected. I thought this would be a good book for little littles (babies 0-1) in a storytime setting. Other than that I do love the book for its versatility and the octopus' journey of self discovery. It would be great for kids who are just discovering things about themselves.

[Sahara Scott]

Not what I expected. I thought this would be a good book for little littles (babies 0-1) in a storytime setting. Other than that I do love the book for its versatility and the octopus' journey of self discovery. It would be great for kids who are just discovering things about themselves.

[Jennifer]

Fantastic illustrations and a great story about an octopus who loves to tickle but figures out that others don't always want to be tickled. He also discovers other talents he has along the way. A great beginning intro to discussions about consent - but it could also be used as just a fun story.

[Debbie Reads]

So my kindergardeners didn't like this book because apparently they have all read this one already but our current theme is learning about the ocean in art/science so I decided to read this one for them. But honestly I enjoyed it so I am tacking on another star.

[Miss Sarah]

An octopus who likes to tickle people even when they don't wanna be tickled learns others skills when he must find a pearl he lost. Toddler and up

[Paul]

Noah enjoyed this one - particularly the onomatopoeia.

[Fiona]

One of my favourite children's books and I loved reading this to both my children. A fun and enjoyable story woven with Octopus facts - brilliantly written.

[Jenny]

3.5

[M Gerafar]

عنوان فارسی: هشت‌پای گیگیلی

[Sana]

The narration was wonderful. It was also such an informative fun book with a lot of facts.
I loved it.
Kids would also loooove reading it cause it is smooth and easy with a lot of rhyming words.

[Emily]

This picture book is cute and simple. Tickle Octopus learns about the many skills and capacities that she has, so she no longer needs to tickle. My toddlers enjoyed this one.

[Christine Turner]

Subject:
Self-acceptance -- Juvenile fiction
Octopuses -- Juvenile fiction.
Tickling -- Juvenile fiction.

Down in the ocean lived tickly octopus with eight twisty, twirly tentacles that loved to tickle the fish. Octopus thought tickling was fun! But some of the other sea creatures didn't like to be tickled. But Octopus thought that tickling was what he did best. One day Octopus tickled Oyster while she was sleeping. Oyster was so startled that she lost her pearl. After apologizing, Octopus went in search for Oyster's pearl and soon discovered that he had many talents other than tickling. Octopus could swim fast and squeeze into small places, but best of all he was able to find and return Oyster's pearl! This wonderful story about self-discovery is the companion title to Clumsy Crab, Fidgety Fish and Smiley Shark and features the same bold, delightful illustrations and humorous text.

[K.L. Bernard]

Title: Tickly Octopus
Author:Ruth Galloway
Illustrator: Ruth Galloway
Hardback: 14 pages
Publisher: Tiger Tales Publishing 2007
ISBN-10: 1-58925-064-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-58925-064-2
Ages: 4 & up


Review:
Octopus is a happy creature in the sea. He loves to tickle the little fish and make them jiggle, wiggle and giggle. It is tons of fun. But not all of the creatures he attempted to tickle liked it. Clackety crab tripped and stumbled. Starfish squirmed. And when Octopus tickled Oyster and woke him up and his precious pearl was swept away by the current.

It soon became Octopus' mission to save the lost pearl. He learned that he could whoosh and swoosh. He could swim really deep and could crawl into really small spaces. There were so many cool things that Octopus could besides tickling. But you will have to read the story to see if he gets Oyster back the precious pearl.

[Rachel Harwood]

This book is a lovely book for learning about ourselves and our talents. Octopus learns about all the special talents he has that he never knew about whilst on his adventure to get a pearl. There is alliteration and onomatopoeia in many words related to water and voices whilst Octopus searches for the pearl. This book would be perfect for any lessons related to the sea. The brilliant colourful illustrations also capture children’s attention. This book would be very suitable for key stage one classes who can learn about more complex rhyming and sounds like alliteration and onomatopoeia whilst discovering more about the sea. Lessons may also focus on the theme of oneself and friendships through exploring how and why Octopus searches for his friend Oyster’s pearl. Nursery and reception classes however may also really enjoy this book.

[Melissa Dwyer]

Originally rated G by Lisa Drwal
Tickly Octopus by Ruth Galloway is a delightful story of a octopus who lives down in the sea among the seaweed and coral. This octopus is not your usual sea creature – He has eight twisty, twirl tentacles that loved tickle his friends. Octopus tickles the teeny tiny fish and they wiggle and giggled away. Then when octopus tried to tickle the other creatures they told him to go away. But octopus new he was good at tickling and decided to try it one more time. He notice Oyster was snoozing among the seashells. So he slowly went over and began to tickle Oyster. She woke with a jump and dropped her precious pearl. Noticing what he had done octopus raced through the waters, squeezed through the gap and picked up the pearl. At this point octopus realized that he was good at other things.

[Anthony]

Octopus loves to tickle, its what he does, the only problem is that most of his underwater friends don't like being tickled. One day octopus sneaks up on a sleeping oyster causing her to drop her precious pearl. Octopus sets of to retrieve it and on his journey learns about talents he never knew he had. Ruth Galloway delivers this tale in a lively manner, using alliteration and onomatopoeia in combination with bright, colourful illustrations that would appeal from early years to year two. The book would form an excellent base for any sea based units of work.

[Kenzie Bloomer]

I liked how the coral on the end-pages of the book gave a clue as to what the octopus looked like. This could be used to make predictions about the text alongside the title. The book rhymes which should keep young children interested in it alongside the onomatopoeia. The octopus develops his skill throughout the book and discovers more about himself (how deep he can swim, squirting ink etc). The book could be used to teach pupils how not everyone likes being tickled as well as linking to discussions about sea animals

[Ubalstecha]

Cute little picture book about an octopus that likes to tickle. This habit gets him in trouble when he causes a clam to lose her pearl. This leads the octopus to try to find the pearl, and adventure that leads him to find out he has other skills beyond tickling.

Cute little story, but not something that will stick with you forever.

[Tim Johnson]

This is another book I evaluated for World Octopus Day. While I didn't find the story as engaging as The Octopuppy, it is a good choice for preschoolers. It does slip in some good factual information on octopuses, such as how they can fit through really tight spaces or jettison ink when threatened. Overall, it was pretty good story about an octopus who learns all about her hidden talents.

[Jennifer]

This book is well loved by my kids. My 2 year old has to read it every day at least once. It's a good lesson without being so obnoxious that you kids aren't interested. Perhaps most importantly, I don't mind reading it over and over.

[Shelley]

This is a book about an octopus that thinks he is only good at tickling. He later finds out that he has many talent. This is a good way to help students understand differences and how to find thier talents.

[Joni Fletcher]

Great book! One of my new favorite children's book! I would recommend it for any child. It has a great lesson about friendship in it!

[Sandi]

Loved it too. :)

[Tara]

Charming. Perfect for storytime. Good to point out not everyone wants to be tickled.

[Peacegal]

There was more of a plot to this one than Fidgety Fish. However, the very generic illustrations still leave a lot to be desired.