Book Descriptions
for Crab Cake by Andrea Tsurumi
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Life is rolling along as usual for the myriad creatures of the ocean. Clownfish hides in an anemone. Sea Turtle holds her breath as she glides along underwater. Pufferfish does what she does best: puffs up. The activities of Seahorse, Moray Eel, Spiny Lobster, Lionfish, Snapper, Dolphin, and others, too, are exactly what one might expect of them. Then there’s Crab. Crab is baking cakes. No one understands why. But after a ship dumps an enormous load of trash into the water, Crab’s fresh-baked cakes draw the stunned animals out of hiding. Bolstered by cake, and support as they check in with one another following the pollution disaster, they make a plan to work together to return the garbage to the humans who dumped it. This thoughtful, quietly humorous story impresses upon young children both the dangers of pollution and the strength of community when working for change. (Ages 3–7)
CCBC Choices 2020. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2020. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Under the sea, a crab follows its heart and its calling, bringing everyone together in the wake of a disaster. Feed your craving for a hilarious, heart-warming story with Crab Cake, perfect for budding environmentalists, kids learning to cope with mishaps, and every young reader in between.
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?
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?
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