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A GNCRT Outstanding Comics Award Honor Book A Booklist Editor's Choice Graphic Novel List A Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year 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. Picture book creator and graphic novelist Anne Lambelet presents a fun, factually robust look at some of the most interesting creatures under the sea. This high-interest and informative series is a character-driven tour of marine