Spring 2025

Starred Review I'm a Dumbo Octopus!

A Graphic Guide to Cephalopods

From the Series Anne Lambelet's Marine Life Graphic Guides

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

Meet Grimpy! He’s a dumbo octopus, and he’s taking us on a tour of the whole cephalopod class—underwater creatures such as cuttlefish, nautiluses, octopuses, and squids.

Grimpy knows all about what makes these many-armed marvels so special, like how the coconut octopus uses tools or the cuttlefish talks with color! It seems like every creature has a special ability—except him. When Grimpy gets stuck on everything a dumbo octopus can’t do, the other cephalopods show him why it’s great to be a dumbo.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Graphic Novels, Science
Category Animals
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 72
Publication Date 2025-03-04
Text Type Informational Fiction
BISACS JUV008050, JUV002170, JUV029000
Dewey 594/.5
Dimensions 8 x 10
Guided Reading Level S
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Bibliography/further reading, Original artwork, Reviewed, and Starred Reviews

Reviews

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)

“Page by page, Grimpy leads readers of this informative and light-hearted book through the undersea environments where cephalopods thrive. . . A fun-filled book that also manages to help readers better understand some of the most alien-like life forms on Earth. Reviewer Rating: 5”—Children’s Literature

Starred Review Shelf Awareness

“Animal-loving kids will devour I’m a Dumbo Octopus!: A Graphic Guide to Cephalopods, Anne Lambelet’s charming, colorful, and funny guide to everybody’s favorite eight-armed sea creatures. . . a delightful, amusing nonfiction graphic novel perfect for curious kids.”—starred, Shelf Awareness

The Horn Book Magazine

“The approachable text and friendly pink-, blue-, and red-hued panels effectively and humorously convey the amazing diversity among animals in this group.”—Horn Book Magazine

Starred Review Booklist

“For its debut, the Anne Lambelet’s Marine Life Graphic Guides recruits the cutest little narrator you ever did see: Grimpy, the dumbo octopus . . . This guide is an obvious pick for Science Comics fans, but even kids who don’t typically go for nonfiction will be delighted by the entertaining presentation of information.”—starred, Booklist

Starred Review Kirkus Reviews

“Lambelet offers an enchanting blend of whimsy and well-chosen, creatively expressed facts. . . An informative, buoyant, and wildly original look at some marine marvels.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews

Starred Review School Library Journal

“Perfect for young marine biologists, this title uses humor and fascinating facts to capture the imagination and remind readers that new discoveries are being made every day.” —starred, School Library Journal