  | Is this a house for hermit crab? Author: McDonald, Megan | |
| Price: $23.78 | ||
Summary:
A hermit crab in need of a new, bigger shell explores the beach, trying on a variety of unsuitable objects before finding the right fit.
| Illustrator: | Tillotson, Katherine |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (12/15/23)
Booklist (+) (01/17/24)
The Hornbook (00/05/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 01/17/2024 *Starred Review* After Hermit Crab outgrows his shell, he searches for a new one. He tries a rock (too heavy), a rusty tin can (too noisy), a piece of hollowed-out driftwood (too dark), a plastic pail (too deep), and even a hole in the sand (too crowded). After becoming entangled in a net, he frees himself, but a gigantic wave sweeps him back into the sea. A prickly porcupine fish notices the crab, who quickly hides in an empty shell nearby and clamps his claw over the opening. Baffled, the fish swims away. Though written primarily in prose, the text includes a rhyming refrain, repeated each time Hermit Crab resumes his search: “He stepped along the shore, / by the sea, in the sand . . . / scritch-scratch, scritch-scratch.” And each search but the last ends with the question in the title. Few picture-book writers have used a repeated, rhythmic rhyme as successfully as McDonald did in her first book, Is This a House for Hermit Crab? (1990), handsomely illustrated by S. D. Schindler. With only minor changes to the narrative, this new edition features Tillotson's lively, colorful illustrations and, in the back matter, informative notes on hermit crabs. A welcome new edition of a memorable read-aloud favorite. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
