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The octopus Greta had in her photo is a soft toy used in educational establishments up and down our country and abroad to help children explain their emotions.
It's reversible and has a happy face and a sad face, children are encouraged to hold it with the face that matches their emotion/feelings when they feel they are unable to adequately communicate how they feel.
My son found it really helpful when he was a toddler before he was able to use a larger list of facial expressions to explain his emotional state.
Older children and adults who find it difficult to communicate their feelings or want to just easily share "open to conversation" or "not open to conversation" find them quite useful beyond child age.