"Witty and whimsical, this mischievous squid will inspire you to turn the pages." --Eugene Yelchin, author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor Book Breaking Stalin's Nose "Herz writes with a flourish of phrases that are really fun to read and Graber's richly colored illustrations are a nice match. We finally [keep italic] know how the squid got his long arms, thanks to Herz and Graber." --Tim Bowers, NYT best-selling illustrator of Dream Big, Little Pig! and Dinosaur Pet "Enjoy following the exploits of a ten-armed bandit whose thievery makes waves and whose plan to 'cap off' his piratical pursuits turns out to be eel-conceived." --Dee Leone, author of Dough Knights and Dragons"Rudyard Kipling, watch out! Here comes Henry Herz creating new explanations why strange creatures are built the way they are." -- Wendie Old, author of the award-winning book, To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers"A great read-aloud, with art by Luke Graber that recalls classic animation." --Daniel Kirk, best-selling author and illustrator of the Library Mouse series.