Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together

Andrea Tsurumi
$16.99 $19.99
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?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 02/05/2019
ISBN: 9780544959002
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.30w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/22/2018
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2018 pg. 105
Booklist 11/01/2018 pg. 56
School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 53
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019
Shelf Awareness 02/15/2019

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 501767 / Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together
Reading Level: 2.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5