A modern-day fable based on the true habits of the hermit crab, this story also addresses the problem of growing up - "it's time to move", says Hermit Crab, "I've grown too big for this little shell". This picture book has colourful collage illustrations characteristic of the author, who is best known as the creator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book features in the following series: Picture Books, Ready To Read, Ready To Read Level 2, Ready-To-Read-Level 2, The World Of Eric Carle .

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2017 by Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company) .

Eric Carle divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina.