Octopus Stew

Grandma has been captured by a giant octopus!. Randy, disguised as Super-Ran, must rescue her! The book has a gatefold surprise!Randy and his grandmother are together in the living room (he’s drawing) when they hear a commotion coming from the kitchen. The octopus Grandma’s cooking has grown to titanic proportions. Randy uses his wits and his strength to try to rescue Grandma. When the reader reaches a gatefold, and the story takes a surprising turn! And the book can be read two ways!This story celebrates creativity, heroism, family, grandmothers, grandsons, and more!It is a window into the hopes and dreams of an Afro-Latino boy, as well as a loving Latino American family. It is a very personal story for the author, who like Randy was very close to his grandmother, whose father encouraged storytelling, and whose family life was full of music, dance, and love.A recipe for Octopus Stew is included in the back matter.