Out of the Blue - by Nic Yulo (Hardcover)

About the Book

"During a school trip to the aquarium, Coral, a small girl with big dreams, finds a kindred spirit in a tiny octopus who knows being invisible is not always a bad thing"--

Book Synopsis

In this touching story, a girl and an octopus unexpectedly connect over feeling small in a big world.

Coral has big dreams about grand adventures--but it's hard to go after these big dreams when you're the smallest in the class and feel completely invisible. During a school trip to the aquarium, Coral finds a kindred spirit in Kraken, a small octopus who knows that being invisible isn't always a bad thing.

When Coral finds herself in the aquarium after everyone else goes home, she learns that being seen isn't always about how big you are.

Review Quotes

"Yulo distills a difficult, relatable concept--even the small and seemingly unseen have a light to shine--into a digestible story for young readers. The illustrations deftly use background color to distinguish between the white expanse of the aquarium and the solid black darkness of Kraken's habitat . . . Concise and effective storytelling brings the invisible to light." --Kirkus

"The technicolor images of people and fishcontrast with the black background and evoke the feeling of a darkened aquarium, and the varied perspectives effectively convey Coral's feelings of smallness." --BCCB

About the Author

Nic Yulo is the author-illustrator of Patch of Sky, as well as a video game writer and film writer-director. She lives in New York City with her pup.