Mim lives in the peaceful sandy water where the frothy ocean meet a calm river. But who is Mim? Maybe a brown spotted flatfish gliding along the soft, sandy seabed? Or a colourful spiked longfish with venomous spines. Oh wait, that’s not right, she’s a hermit crab creeping along over sharp shells on the seabed. Nope, that’s not her either! Could she be a seahorse daydreaming happily?
Aha, spoiler alert, now I see her. Mim is actually a mimic octopus whose favourite game is to pretend she’s something other than what she is very clever.
Meet Mim is an entertaining book which has us trying to guess who Mim is on every page and shows us just how this clever creature can move and change form to mimic other creatures of the sea. Included in the back are five fun facts about the octopus. Did you know that octopus’ have a centralised brain, but each of its eight arms has a ‘mini-brain’ that can taste, touch and move independently.
Reviewed by Jane Stephens
Age Guide 3+
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sandra Severgnini owned an art gallery and retail store before finally deciding it was well and truly time to nurture her lifetime passion and focus on children’s picture books. Her fascination with the magical natural world around her inspires her words and brings sensitivity and humour to her illustrations.
Sandra’s other books include Grub and Tree Beings (also published by EK Books), as well as Boogie Woogie Bird, In the Shadow of an Elephant, Where’s Lucky?, and The Christmas Garden. In 2020, Tree Beings was an INDIES Finalist for Juvenile Nonfiction (Children’s) and won a Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature.
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