Octopus Stew

The octopus Grandma’s cooking has grown to titanic proportions. “¡Tenga cuidado! ” Ramsy shouts. “Be careful!”But it’s too late. The octopus traps grandma! Ramsey uses both art and intellect to free her. Then the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsy telling a story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsy’s octopus adventure is real. This black children’s book is based upon incidents in the author’s childhood, and celebrates creativity, heroism, family, grandmothers, grandsons, Puerto Rican food, Hispanic culture and more.