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The Tale Of Calypso The Creative Crab: Cancer - The Zodiac Tales
Paperback
Series: The Zodiac Tales, Book 4
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 5 2023
Pages: 44
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.11 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Every crab on the island has two matching claws. Calypso has one big, one small, and an idea no one saw coming.
On the coral sands of Christmas Island, Calypso was born a little different, with one claw smaller than the other. Some crabs whisper that she will never keep up, least of all at the island's dazzling Silver-Moon dance. But when the doubt starts to sting, her wise grandmother tells her to turn what feels like a weakness into art. So night after night, in secret, Calypso practices, until two mismatched claw-beats become one bright, clicking rhythm all her own. Then the moon rises, the drums begin, and it is her turn to step onto the sand.
A glowing bedtime read for any child who has ever felt like the odd one out, and a gentle reminder that the thing that makes you different can be the very thing that makes you shine.
Ages 4 to 8. The perfect birthday gift for a little Cancer (born 21 June to 22 July), and for any creative dreamer who moves to their own beat.
Part of The Zodiac Tales, a picture-book series with a different animal hero for every star sign.
Scroll up and join Calypso under the Silver Moon tonight.
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