A review by mldavisreads
Inky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home by Amy Schimler-Safford, Sy Montgomery

5.0

Childrens narrative nonfiction. This illustrated book tells the story of Inky the octopus, who was injured, caught by a fisherman, donated to the National Aquarium in New Zealand, and managed to escape the aquarium to head back out to the ocean. While this sounds like a version of Finding Nemo or Finding Dory, it was a real event that happened in New Zealand. Inky the octopus is a very curious explorer, and this was a fun read. The illustrations take up the whole page, there is no white space. This gives Inky room to ooze about the pages. My favorite spread showed him with LEGO blocks and a Mr. Potato Head toy.