This book explores the results if "octo and the cowboy should be friends", but leaves us wondering if they really should. ( )

So maybe 2.5... I wanted to like this so much more than I actually did. Some scenes made me chuckle, but for the most part it was too off the wall even for us. The boys didn't really gravitate to it beyond the fact that two characters who are literally and figuratively worlds apart become friends. It's an immensely funny premise, but just didn't live up to its full potential. ( )

I love the work this team does. Imagine picking up any two little toys off your child's floor and being able to create charming friendship stories. Akin to [b:The Frog and Toad Treasury: Frog and Toad are friends / Frog and Toad together / Frog and Toad all year.|94807|The Frog and Toad Treasury Frog and Toad are friends / Frog and Toad together / Frog and Toad all year.|Arnold Lobel|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171294224s/94807.jpg|91397] but fresher and sillier. And the artwork is terrific design, of course. ( )

Personal connection: I was interested in this story both because of the title and the cutout illustrations on the cover. The story was humorous and I liked the portrayal of the two friends – there is give and take in friendship and this is certainly a good example of a diverse friendship!
Curricular connections may be made with first and second grade in language arts by having students writing their own knock-knock jokes; and in science, with an octopus research project.

To call this anything other than absurdly funny would be dishonest. And Cowboy wouldn't like that. A good primay humor book. I laughed and laughed. ( )