Crawfie the crapaud loves to sing and swim. He also loves to play. One day, everyone is too busy to play with him, so Crawfie hops off in search of adventure. He has so much fun he forgets all about choir practice that evening with his froggy friends and family.

Read Awhile is a series of graded stories and non-fiction texts that have been specially written for young readers in the Caribbean. Read Awhile books also contain questions, activities and other materials designed to improve children's reading skills and vocabulary.

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Hodder Education .

Earl Lovelace is an acclaimed writer from Trinidad, whose books include The Dragon Can't Dance . In 1997 he won the Caribbean Writer's Prize with his novel Salt .