Book Synopsis:
Fish friends Dab and Blenny are upset by the plastic that washes into their lovely rockpool home. Crab, on the other hand, just LOVES the shiny bright colours… But when Blenny gets caught in plastic twine, Crab finally understands the danger of plastics in the ocean.’Crab, Dab & Blenny’ is a fun, rhyming picture book with an important environmental message. Perfect for 4 to 8-year-olds.
Crab, Dab & Blenny is available in paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the links below.
My Review:
Crab, Dab & Blenny is a beautifully illustrated book with fabulous characters and an important message at its heart.
My kids love books so a new book arriving at our house is always cause for great excitement. I had to read this book as soon as I opened the parcel and had read it multiple times before bedtime. The story is told in rhyme which makes it easy to read and my kids loved the funny characters in it, especially their names which my eldest said were very creative.
There is an important message behind the fun story about pollution and the effect it can have on animals. I must admit I did think this would go over my kids heads but both my five and eight year old mentioned it in their comments about the book so the message obviously did go in. My five year old said that her favourite part of the story was the children getting the rubbish out of the sea so they can help the animals.
The illustrations in this book are simply beautiful and both my kids enjoyed pouring over them looking for the little details they might have missed before. They cover the whole page and I felt really helped add to my kids enjoyment of the story.
Overall my kids and I really enjoyed this story, which I will definitely be recommending to others. I’d say the age range from the publishers of 4-8 was perfect as my 5 and 8 year old really enjoyed the book but it was a bit too long for my three year old even though he did like the pictures.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the author for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Peta writes and illustrates her funny picture books on the Isle of Wight, where she lives with her husband, daughter, and hairy jack russell, Archie. In normal times, Peta loves going into schools to share her books and inspire children in their writing and art. She has appeared at a number of festivals and other events, including: Barnes Children’s Literature Festival, Isle of Wight Literary Festival, Exmoor Dark Skies Festival and Ventnor Fringe. She is one of the organisers of the IW Story Festival, for children and families, which takes place every February half term.
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