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Apart from the fact that crabs aren’t often the stars of children’s picture books, this vibrant and heartfelt tale has much to recommend it. Little Crab is initially very excited to visit the sea for the first time, led happily out of their tiny rock pool by Very Big Crab. When they have journeyed over the rocks and seaweed and met the real thing, however, Little Crab has an understandable crisis of confidence. Very Big Crab helps Little Crab navigate the huge, whooshing waves which get bigger and bigger and their reward, and ours, is the beautiful creatures and landscapes they meet on the sea floor. Chris Haughton, one of our favourite authors, skilfully involves children in what the crabs see, hear and feel on their momentous trip. The illustration is stunning, and who can argue with someone who successfully portrays such big emotions using just a pair of eyes.
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