Available Formats
Paperback
Published: 1st June 2020
Hardback
Published: 1st September 2019
Board book
Published: 5th May 2021
Don't Worry, Little Crab
By (Author) Chris Haughton
Illustrated by Chris Haughton
Walker Books Ltd
Walker Books Ltd
1st September 2019
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Short-listed for Academy of British Cover Design Award 2020 (UK)
Hardback
48
Width 260mm, Height 270mm, Spine 10mm
495g
From the multi award-winning picture book maker of A Bit Lost, Oh No, George!, Shh! We Have a Plan and Goodnight Everyone comes a bold new picture book about building up the courage to try something new.
In the rockpool above the sea, live two crabs: Big Crab and Little Crab. Today, they're going for a dip in the sea. This is going to be so great! says Little Crab. But then Little Crab catches a first glimpse of the water... Oh. The waves! They're ENORMOUS. "JEEPERS!" Will Little Crab be brave enough to go in
Its a gorgeous, wry and heart-warming you-can-do-anything picture book. -- Imogen Russell Williams * The Guardian *
Haughton uses a distinct and refined colour palette, against which the crabs large eyes pop in perpetual surprise. It is a visual treat that also doubles as an accessible parable about anxiety. -- Sara Keating * The Irish Times *
Haughtons distinctive bold artwork offers a fresh, contemporary take on themes of independence and building courage * The Bookseller, Childrens Previews *
Magical underwater revelment with a sprinkle of seashore style. * The Booksniffer *
A charming tale for young children about being brave. * The Irish Independent, Childrens Books of the Year *
Chris Haughton is an Irish designer and illustrator. His debut picture book, A Bit Lost, is published into 21 different languages worldwide and has won 13 awards in nine countries, including the CBI Book of the Year. His second title, Oh No, George! won the Junior Design Award. His third picture book, Shh! We Have a Plan, won the Specsavers Irish Children's Book of the Year Junior Award 2014 as well as the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award. His most recent title is Goodnight Everyone. He lives in London. Find Chris online at chrishaughton.com, on Twitter as @chrishaughton and on Instagram as @chrishaughton.