By Anya Glazer (author) , Anya Glazer (illustrator)
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Claude has the most beautiful shell of all the crabs on the beach. It makes him feel special and he's determined never, ever to part with it.
Of course, hermit crabs change their shells as they grow - in fact they often swap with each other. But when it's time to swap, Claude says 'NO!'. His decision spins the hermit crab community into chaos and it means that little Alphonso's shell is much too big. At the seaside this is dangerous.
Can Claude give up his selfish ways in time to save his friend?
Based on real hermit crab behaviour with non-fiction details included at the back of the book.
Anya Glazer’s hilarious storytelling will have young readers laughing out loud.
Anya Glazer is a London-based illustrator and writer.
In 2015 she completed a Masters in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. For her undergraduate degree she studied History and French at Oxford University, after which she decided to pursue her original career plan (conceived age six) of drawing pictures and telling stories.
She loves working in pencil, which is how most of her illustrations begin, and in between projects she can often be found doodling dinosaurs as well as other animals not yet extinct. In her work she likes to incorporate humour and wordplay, and explore different narrative approaches from wordless stories to comics and illustration for older children.
Check her out on Instagram @anya_glazer
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Selfish Crab and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
The Selfish Crab features in the following genres: Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Fiction PSHE Titles, Funny, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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The Selfish Crab was written by Anya Glazer and published by Oxford University Press
The Selfish Crab has 32 pages
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