One of the challenges of being based in the Great White North is that ordering things from south of the border can be disproportionately expensive. Thank goodness for a friend of the library – actually, our Head Alien’s sibling – who can act as a shipping destination, and can then send one larger and cheaper package northward when enough stuff accumulates.

So it was that we here at the Butterflies & Aliens Library didn’t get our hands on this acquisition until just this past week, over half a year after its Kickstarter campaign was finally completed.

But my goodness was it worth it.

Introducing Brian Kesinger’s Time Traveling With Your Octopus, the third full book in his Otto & Victoria series that began with Walking Your Octopus followed by Traveling With Your Octopus, along with activity books Coloring With Your Octopus and Dressing Your Octopus.

Now with a limited edition collector’s box to house most of your collection!

And as a bonus, we’ll even sneak this in under the #SmallPressSaturday umbrella and give a shout out to Baby Tattoo, the art publishing house that partnered with Brian to bring this book to life.

I first discovered Brian’s artwork through his “Tea Girls” series, then again when his Star Wars / Calvin and Hobbes mashup cartoons started circulating on social media. So when I stumbled across Walking Your Octopus in my local bookstore and saw the name of the artist, I was an immediate fan.

Since then not only have we managed to collect copies of all of the Otto & Victoria books, but also Brian’s published Sketchbooks, Volumes 1 and 2, as well.

Then when Brian announced a Kickstarter to fund this third installment, it was again an immediate reaction to sign on.

I love Brian’s work for its colour and energy and personality, something that extends beyond just the books to the book adjacent items too… the box, available Otto & Victoria pins, and puzzle, to name just a few.

Be sure to go check out Brian’s website at briankesinger.com for the latest on his projects and to order books for your own collection!

Happy Reading!

– Winston