Megan McDonald

"Hermit Crab was growing too big for the house on his back." Thus begins a search for a new home, but every option is "too" something - too heavy, too noisy, too crowded, too full of holes. When a wave sweeps Hermit Crab back into the ocean, he hides behind a sea snail....whose shell turns out to be empty, and just the right size!

Good for a preschool or kindergarten storytime; kids can make the "scritch-scratch, scritc-scratch" sound effect of Hermit Crab stepping along the sand.

Back matter includes more about hermit crabs and further resources.… (meer)