Don’t Worry, Little Crab

‘Don’t Worry, Little Crab’ reassures Very Big Crab. They are travelling from their little rockpool to the big sea. Tic-a-tac, tic-a-tac, splash, splash, squelch! Little Crab thinks their adventure is going to be ‘so great’.

Yet over the rocks and at the sea edge, the enormity of the ocean becomes a reality. ‘Whoosh!‘ Each small step draws the pair closer and closer to the rush and infinity of the unknown depths of water. Whoosh! ‘Don’t Worry, Little Crab.’

What happens when the growing size and proximity of waves becomes so much that the pair have no option but to take a leap? What will they do? What will they discover? Will Very Big Crab stay with Little Crab?

For anyone of any size taking a leap or making a change, ‘Don’t Worry, Little Crab’ is resonant. Chris Haughton is a superior picture book maker in that he realises our feelings and experiences, as in Oh No, George! with few words and bold, clear- eyed, glorious pictures.

Bookwagon is so happy to add ‘Don’t Worry, Little Crab’ to its Chris Haughton collection. What a brilliant picture book!