Stubby the Fearless Squid

by Barbara Davis-Pyles, Carolyn Conahan (Illustrator)

A sweet and fun and clever story about accepting yourself for who you are and being brave.

A great read-aloud picture book about a scaredy squid named Stubby (a stubby squid, rossia pacifica ) who makes a BIG MISTAKE . . . getting a pen pal.

Intimidated by his new pen pal's name --Razor Clam--and the extraordinary stories Razor writes about his exploits, Stubby gets carried away making up fantastic stories of his own bravery that end up putting him in hot water when something real and scary happens. But perhaps all his brave imaginings have made him brave enough to find a happy ending?

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Writing, Storytime

32 pages, Hardcover

Published May 7, 2019

Reviews

[Jenn Swanson · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter enjoyed this story probably because she could relate to being fearful. I enjoyed the illustrations.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty cute depiction about how we can all act certain ways and maybe even stretch the truth, but in the end it is better to always tell the truth. Illustrations were pretty cute too!

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’d love to use this with kids for making predictions! Cute!

[Kate Hastings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grades 2-5. Pen pals razor clam and squid embellish their lives until the meet face-to-face. There is probably a digital citizenship lesson in here somewhere.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A squid and a razor clam write back and forth to each other about all their fearless adventures but are they really that adventorous. Elementary and up

[Michelle Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Theme: sea life, being brave, making friends

[McKenna R · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute epistolary picture book about making friends and being brave.