Pentapus is the gentle story of a young boy called Bryan, who discovers a five legged octopus at the local pet shop and falls in love. Pentapus goes everywhere with Bryan ~ the bath, the supermarket and even to school. It isn't long before the Year 6 bad boy strikes and on the eve of a visit from the school inspector, Pentapus is called upon to save the school from disaster.
Pentapus was written for and with the illustrator. As a newly independent reader, he had ideas about what he wanted to read and what would make it fun. As a result, the book has these key features:
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