A House for Hermit Crab, Eric Carle
A House for Hermit Crab, Eric Carle
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A House for Hermit Crab

Author: Eric Carle

Narrator: John McDonough

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/03/2014

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Hermit Crab lives in a little shell house on the ocean floor. Wherever he crawls, he carries the shell on his back. He feels safe and snug in his cozy house. But in January, the shell begins to feel tight. Hermit Crab steps out of his safe house into the open sea. Without his shell, the ocean floor seems frightening. Large, hungry fish swim all around. When Hermit Crab finds a bigger, empty shell, he wiggles into it. It feels just right. But it's so plain. Will he ever feel at home in his new house? Popular children's author and illustrator Eric Carle captivates young readers with this delightful tale of a young crab growing up. With the available print and audio book combination, youngsters will enjoy seeing the beauty of Hermit Crab as he changes and the amazing ocean world around him. Narrator John McDonough provides the perfect voice for the young crab as he increases both in size and self-confidence.

About Eric Carle

Eric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America’s leading children’s book illustrators and authors. Author of more than seventy books, his picture book career started when Bill Martin Jr invited him to create the illustrations for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? That book went on to sell millions of copies worldwide and Eric soon began writing and illustrating his own books, eventually creating the bestselling classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart.Carle was the recipient of many honors including the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. In addition to writing and illustrating books of his own, he also collaborated on several others, including Bill Martin Jr's Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Why Noah Chose the Dove, and the Eric Carle and Friends’ What’s Your Favorite picture book series. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which Carle and his wife Bobbie founded, opened in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista

Hermit Crab has to get a new house after he outgrows the latest. Then he goes around and finds plants and animals who are willing to live with him and he decorates his shell with them. Sea anemones, coral, snails and lanternfish are some of the things he decorates his shell with. The story takes pla......more

Goodreads review by Hilary

This is a lovely story with beautiful illustrations of ocean floor life. A hermit crab is looking for a new place to live, the shell he finds is quite plain but he soon makes it look nice. This is an interesting and informative read with some sea creature information in the back pages. Read on open l......more

Text-to-Self Connection: "A House for Hermit Crab" is a cute little story that definitely relates to me! I am always looking for things and such to decorate my house with. Every time I see something, I want it just like the Hermit Crab. I am constantly on the look out for new items to grab as well as......more

Goodreads review by Kym

A House for Hermit Crab is a wonderful story. Hermit Crab realizes he has outgrown his shell and has to find a new one. It is scary to have to leave the safety of your home and find a new home. Hermit Crab knows he must find a new home straight away because his home keeps him save in the open sea. H......more