The hermit crab would prefer to blend into the background. He is happy to spend his time alone, looking for food. But when he finds a flashy new shell, he can’t resist trying it on for size. He is so taken with it that he doesn’t notice the mysterious contraption that floats down from the surface. While the lobster wonders if the contraption is a restaurant and the bluefish thinks it’s a trap, the poor flounder gets stuck underneath! When the hungry hermit crab investigates the delicious smells coming from the contraption and frees the flounder, he inadvertently becomes a hero. But is the hermit crab ready for the limelight?
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Carter Goodrich has illustrated sixteen New Yorker covers and was the lead character designer for Despicable Me. He has designed characters for many other beloved animated films, including Brave; Finding Nemo; Monsters, Inc; Open Season; and Ratatouille, for which he won the International Animated Film Society’s Annie Award for character design. A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, he has twice been awarded the gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York. His other picture books include Say Hello to Zorro!, A Creature Was Stirring, and The Hermit Crab. Carter lives in Los Angeles, California.
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An Accidental Hero--the 'hermit crab' is the Forest Gump of the undersea world. Brilliant in the most understated terms, this story is sure to please both parent and child.The book is lavishly illustrated in gorgeous color and rich detail. Yet the story is disarmingly simple, pristine even. As a collector of children's books, this is a prize! And by all accounts, the children love it. My young nieces have been enchanted, and at their neighborhood bookstore, it is a favorite at story time. The Hermit Crab gives any reader, at any age, much to think about, and leaves us with a smile. Author and illustrator Carter Goodrich (of Ratatouille fame) has created a gem of lasting value.
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Very cute book!,
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My 5 year old and my 9 year old both loved this book. Also great as a gift.
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We own hundreds and hundreds of children's books, and this one is in my top five. It's funny and poignant and simple and complex all at once. The illustrations are charming, the story is darling, even the font is engaging - I'm not kidding! Honestly, one of our favorites. Very sweet, meaningful book.
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