The Lighthouse Family. The Octopus

Locations
Call Number: J Fiction / Rylant, Cynthia, Kids Book / Fiction / Animals / General / Rylant, Cynthia
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J Fiction / Rylant, Cynthia	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Animals / General / Rylant, Cynthia	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Whistler and Lila, two of the mice children who live in a lighthouse, meet a young octopus when they visit the beach during low tide.

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sweet series submitted by camelsamba on July 29, 2011, 10:16pm The Lighthouse Family series is about Pandora the cat (the mother figure and a light house keeper), a dog (the father figure - a sailor who washed up on the shores of the lighthouse and was nursed back to health by Pandora), and 3 mice children (Lila, Whistler, and Tiny). The stories are all sweet (but not syrupy), with just the right amount of drama and peril for young children. The relationships are central, and the language is marvelous. Each book stands alone, but you get a better sense of how the relationships develop if you read them in order. In this, the last in the series, Lila and Whistler go out to explore the shoreline during low tide, and encounter a young octopus who helps Lila and saves the day.