An Octopus Named Mom

An Octopus Named Mom by Flaherty, Kathleen. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780976727682.

A little boy finds himself waiting for his mom, who is busy with his younger sibling and her chores, again. “Im sick of being patient,” he pouts, and he begins to imagine what life would be like if Mom could ignore her other responsibilities and give him her undivided attention. What if his mom had, say, eight hands rather than two? Suddenly, he wishes for a magical, mysterious transformation, and “An Octopus Named Mom” makes her debut. After Mom becomes an octopus and the ultimate multitasker, the little boys life is altogether different, and seems to be a lot of fun. He slowly starts to realize, however, that as great as his life is now, his mother was perfect just the way she was.