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has published over sixty books for children, including the Caldecott Medal winners A Ball for Daisy and The Hello, Goodbye Window, by Norton Juster, and the Caldecott Honor Book Yo? Yes! He lives in New York City, and is often crabby.

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THINGY THINGS , just for you!

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This book is for G.

The art in this book was made with acrylic on paper.

The text was set in 26-point Zapatista.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Raschka, Christopher, author, illustrator.

Crabby Crab / Chris Raschka. pages cm Summary: Crabby Crab, unhappy about the way he looks and moves, is surprised to learn that he is loved just the way he is.

ISBN 978-1-4197-1056-8 (alk. paper) [1. Self-acceptance—Fiction. 2. Crabs—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.R1814Cr 2014 [E]—dc23 2013017138 Text and illustrations copyright © 2014 Chris Raschka Book design by Meagan Bennett Published in 2014 by Abrams Appleseed, an imprint of ABRAMS. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher.

Abrams Appleseed is a registered trademark of Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Printed and bound in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For bulk discount inquiries, contact specialsales@abramsbooks.com.

115 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com

Y C B R B A A R B C

This book is for G.

The art in this book was made with acrylic on paper.

The text was set in 26-point Zapatista.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Raschka, Christopher, author, illustrator.

Crabby Crab / Chris Raschka. pages cm Summary: Crabby Crab, unhappy about the way he looks and moves, is surprised to learn that he is loved just the way he is.

ISBN 978-1-4197-1056-8 (alk. paper) [1. Self-acceptance—Fiction. 2. Crabs—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.R1814Cr 2014 [E]—dc23 2013017138 Text and illustrations copyright © 2014 Chris Raschka Book design by Meagan Bennett Published in 2014 by Abrams Appleseed, an imprint of ABRAMS. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher.

Abrams Appleseed is a registered trademark of Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Printed and bound in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For bulk discount inquiries, contact specialsales@abramsbooks.com.

115 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com

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Crabby Crab has two powerful claws.

Crabby Crab has two powerful claws.

He wants fingers instead!

He wants fingers instead!

Crabby Crab, we love you just the way you are.

Crabby Crab has eight beautiful legs.

Crabby Crab has eight beautiful legs.

He says they’re ridiculous.

He says they’re ridiculous.

Crabby Crab, we love you just the way you are.