The Octopus and the Eagle: An Unlikely Friendship — book cover with a watercolor eagle carrying a small red octopus through a cloudy sky.
written by Victoria Serra di Cassano
illustrated by Zixiao Chang

A delightful tale of an unlikely friendship — between a sea-bound octopus and a sky-bound eagle.

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about the book

An unlikely friendship.

When an octopus is washed ashore and finds herself on land for the very first time, she is rescued by an eagle, who kindly takes her back home.

From that moment, these two unlikely companions become best friends and go on happy adventures together — a delightful tale that will enchant young readers and entertain their storyteller.

Great good can come from every situation.
Watercolor of the eagle flying through the sky, holding a small red octopus gently in its talons above the ocean.
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Pages from their world.

Watercolor scenes of sea and sky, hand-painted by Zixiao Chang.

A red octopus among coral reef with tropical fish and a small crab.
A laughing octopus changing her colors among the coral.
A small red octopus on a sandy beach with seashells, looking up at the sky.
Something zoomed across the sky — was it just a fly?
A brown eagle diving down toward the ocean waves.
The eagle dove toward the sea.
The eagle and octopus flying together through a blue sky.
Please don't drop me just yet — show me your world.
The eagle flying with the octopus through underwater scenery surrounded by tropical fish.
Together they explored the ocean and the sky.
The eagle flying low over the sea, gently holding the octopus.
From that moment on, they met every day.
Victoria Serra di Cassano

About the author.

Victoria Serra di Cassano lives on a mountain in Switzerland with her husband and two children. She has devoted more than a decade to researching early and late childhood development.

The Octopus and the Eagle is her second children's book, with an inspiring message for our times: that great good can come from every situation; that adventure and new experiences are what make life fulfilling; and above all, that love can be found everywhere, and transcend all differences.

— from the back of the book
the illustrator

Watercolors by Zixiao Chang.

Brought this story to life with luminous watercolor scenes — ocean coral and open sky, painted with a tender eye for both creatures.

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Available in hardcover.

Hardcover
ISBN 978-3-9526449-1-1
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