Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together

by Andrea Tsurumi

Book Overview

Kirkus Best Book / Publishers Weekly Best Book
★ "Readers come away with the idea that nourishing and supporting one another is the only way to change the world."-Kirkus, STARRED review

★ " [A] wholly original and moving affirmation of one crab's power to bring a community together."-Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

Crab follows his heart in the wake of a disaster and discovers that everyone' talents have value when applied with generosity. Feed your craving for a hilarious, heart-warming story with Crab Cake. Humorous, intricate illustrations are perfect to engage readers aged 3-7 while teaching gentle lessons of civic engagement and rallying together as a community.

Under the sea, fish do what fish do: Seahorse hides, Pufferfish puffs up, Parrotfish crunches coral, and Crab . . . bakes cakes?
Scallop swims, Dolphin blows bubbles, and . . . Crab bakes cakes.
And so life goes on, until one night when everything changes with a splash!
In the face of total disaster, can Crab's small, brave act help the community come together and carry on?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544959000
• ISBN13: 9780544959002
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2