Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab

Name: Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781471191787
Price: 29.99 NZD
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By Paula Bowles

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Summary

In Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab by Paula Bowles, Tiny Crab loves keeping his beach home tidy and perfect. As he goes about organising everything in sight, he discovers that playing and exploring can sometimes lead to delightful messes. This charming children’s book underlines the balance between order and fun in a playful ocean setting.
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Description

Tiny Crab is a tidy crab, and a crab who LOVES his beach. So, when he invites a few friends to come and join his favourite place, he knows they will look after it, too . . . won’t they? But what if they don’t? And, worse, what if LOTS of friends arrive then leave rubbish EVERYWHERE, which Tiny Crab is forced to tidy up. Maybe even the smallest voices need to make themselves heard.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781471191787

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Paula Bowles

About the Author

Paula Bowles is an award winning illustrator, who graduated from Falmouth University in 2005. She now lives by the sea in Weston-super-Mare. Her publisher list includes Simon & Schuster, Nosy Crow, OUP, Bonnier, and many more. Paula won The Portsmouth Picture Book Award 2023 for her picture book ‘Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab’. She won the Lancashire School Library Service ‘Brilliant Book Award’ 2023 for her book ‘Marv and the Mega Robot’ (written by Alex Falase-Koya). She was also shortlisted for many more including The Indie Book Awards 2023, The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2023, and The Week Junior ‘Children’s illustrated book of the year’. When she’s not working, she enjoys going to the theatre, seeing live music, being outside and looking for wildlife.

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Tiny Crab is a tidy crab, and a crab who LOVES his beach. So, when he invites a few friends to come and join his favourite place, he knows they will look after it, too . . . won’t they? But what if they don’t? And, worse, what if LOTS of friends arrive then leave rubbish EVERYWHERE, which Tiny Crab...

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