Colin the Crab Gets Married

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Colin the Crab Gets Married

Author

Tuula Pere

Illustrator

Roksolana Panchyshyn

Themes

Friendship

Colin the Crab Gets Married follows Colin and Clara as they announce their wedding while friends push for a grand celebration. The couple's wish for simplicity highlights respect, personal choice, and celebrating love in one's own way.
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Colin the Crab Gets Married by Tuula Pere offers a lesson for young children to be aware of the needs of others. It offers a teaching moment to learn to respect people’s boundaries and wishes, especially when it comes to matters of personal moments in one’s life.

This is a delightful children’s story about two crabs who are madly in love and the only thing they want to do is be married to one another.

The illustrations by Roksolana Panchyshyn are so utterly adorable that even as an adult reader I couldn’t help but enjoy and spend time looking through each scene. It was colorful, rich with life and set the tone of the story perfectly.

— Literary Titan

Colin the Crab Gets Married really captured that feeling while also exploring themes like friendship and community—themes which have really lifted this phenomenal children's book series into the stratosphere!

Colin the Crab Gets Married by Tuula Pere, is a charming and heartfelt children's story about the hardworking Colin the Crab and his journey to marry Clara, whom Colin met and fell in love with in the previous book. The tale beautifully highlights themes of love, friendship, and the importance of respecting others' wishes.

In any case, the book is still richly illustrated, complementing its warm and lighthearted narrative. It effectively teaches young readers the value of communication and compromise while maintaining a playful and engaging tone.

— Outstanding Creator

The narrative raises good talking points for young readers, like truly listening and respecting other people.

Tuula Pere captures the humor and fun that infects friends and family just before a wedding. Colin and Clara's friends are so concerned about what they want to have - or had at their own weddings - that they forget it isn't their wedding to organize.

With an interesting story and colorful illustrations by Roksolana Panchyshyn, Pere's book is certain to entertain children and adults.

— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite

Colin the Crab Gets Married by Tuula Pere offers a lesson for young children to be aware of the needs of others. It offers a teaching moment to learn to respect people’s boundaries and wishes, especially when it comes to matters of personal moments in one’s life.

This is a delightful children’s story about two crabs who are madly in love and the only thing they want to do is be married to one another.

The illustrations by Roksolana Panchyshyn are so utterly adorable that even as an adult reader I couldn’t help but enjoy and spend time looking through each scene. It was colorful, rich with life and set the tone of the story perfectly.

— Literary Titan

Colin the Crab Gets Married really captured that feeling while also exploring themes like friendship and community—themes which have really lifted this phenomenal children's book series into the stratosphere!

Colin the Crab Gets Married by Tuula Pere, is a charming and heartfelt children's story about the hardworking Colin the Crab and his journey to marry Clara, whom Colin met and fell in love with in the previous book. The tale beautifully highlights themes of love, friendship, and the importance of respecting others' wishes.

In any case, the book is still richly illustrated, complementing its warm and lighthearted narrative. It effectively teaches young readers the value of communication and compromise while maintaining a playful and engaging tone.

— Outstanding Creator

The narrative raises good talking points for young readers, like truly listening and respecting other people.

Tuula Pere captures the humor and fun that infects friends and family just before a wedding. Colin and Clara's friends are so concerned about what they want to have - or had at their own weddings - that they forget it isn't their wedding to organize.

With an interesting story and colorful illustrations by Roksolana Panchyshyn, Pere's book is certain to entertain children and adults.

— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite

Editorial Review Quotes

★★★★★ (5/5)

Colin the Crab Gets Married by Tuula Pere offers a lesson for young children to be aware of the needs of others. It offers a teaching moment to learn to respect people’s boundaries and wishes, especially when it comes to matters of personal moments in one’s life.

— Literary Titan

This is a delightful children’s story about two crabs who are madly in love and the only thing they want to do is be married to one another.

— Literary Titan

The illustrations by Roksolana Panchyshyn are so utterly adorable that even as an adult reader I couldn’t help but enjoy and spend time looking through each scene. It was colorful, rich with life and set the tone of the story perfectly.

— Literary Titan

Score | 
94/100

Colin the Crab Gets Married really captured that feeling while also exploring themes like friendship and community—themes which have really lifted this phenomenal children's book series into the stratosphere!

— Outstanding Creator

Colin the Crab Gets Married by Tuula Pere, is a charming and heartfelt children's story about the hardworking Colin the Crab and his journey to marry Clara, whom Colin met and fell in love with in the previous book. The tale beautifully highlights themes of love, friendship, and the importance of respecting others' wishes.

— Outstanding Creator

In any case, the book is still richly illustrated, complementing its warm and lighthearted narrative. It effectively teaches young readers the value of communication and compromise while maintaining a playful and engaging tone.

— Outstanding Creator

★★★★★ (5/5)

The narrative raises good talking points for young readers, like truly listening and respecting other people.

— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite

★★★★★ (5/5)

Tuula Pere captures the humor and fun that infects friends and family just before a wedding. Colin and Clara's friends are so concerned about what they want to have - or had at their own weddings - that they forget it isn't their wedding to organize.

— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite

★★★★★ (5/5)

With an interesting story and colorful illustrations by Roksolana Panchyshyn, Pere's book is certain to entertain children and adults.

— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite

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