In April 2016, The New York Times published an article about an octopus named Inky who escaped from the National Aquarium of New Zealand and made its way through a drain pipe and out into the sea. This book is a fictionalised account of this true story. Inky the octopus is tired of living life out in the sea and decides to retire to the aquarium, where he can enjoy a quiet and safe life. He and his tankmate, Blotchy, pass the time playing card games and making faces at the aquarium visitors. Inky loves regaling his friend with stories of his past escapes - and when Blotchy is sure there's no way Inky could ever escape their tank, Inky is happy to accept the challenge!

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Sterling Publishing Co Inc .

Sebastia Serra lives with his family in a village near Barcelona, Spain, in a house facing the Mediterranean Sea. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona, and has illustrated several books in Spain and in the United States. You can visit him online at www. sebastiaserra. com. Casey Lyall is a middle-grade writer from Southwestern Ontario. She works at her local library and is the author of the first two books in the Howard Wallace, P. I. series and the picture book Inky's Great Escape . Find her on Twitter as @CKLyall and at caseylyall. com.