Colin the Crab Gone Crabbing

Colin The Crab is a book written by Susie Mason and illustrated with the help of Mr Pop-up, Robert Crowther. It was released on World Oceans Day, 8 June 2014, and published by Gone Crabbing.

Colin The Crab is a hardback with a series of delightful pop-up books containing 22 pages. The font comes in one consistent small size. Each page contains a good balance of sentences with beautiful seaside illustrations.

It is a story about Colin and his shoal of seaside soulmates – Sally the Starfish and Mike the Mussel. Life goes swimmingly for the three friends living happily in their remote rock pool. Then, one summer’s day, Sally and Mike are swept up into a bucket by a couple of children who are exploring the beach. After a bit of a lie down to recover from the shock, Colin is just about to set off to find his friends when, miraculously, they’re returned to their home at the end of the day.

The underlying message in the book is to remind everyone to ensure they return sea creatures or any animals as close to where they were found them as possible. This is to protect nature and their habitat. This is a very lovely book to read. It is also quite unusual for a pop-up book to have good content in the book. Normally they are just a few big words for pop-up book. This book has plenty to talk about. Each page is cleverly designed with the pull tabs. As with any pop-up book, you have to be careful with younger children as they might pull them off.

We enjoyed reading the book and my children loved pulling the tabs. With an RRP of £7.99, the story of Colin the Crab is the perfect summer tale for young or older children. The book can be bought online at http://www.gonecrabbing.co.uk from June 2014 as well as in Gone Crabbing stockists throughout the UK.

Seaside memorabilia has come a long way since Kiss Me Quick hats and saucy postcards, thanks to mumpreneur Susie Mason, creator of Norfolk-based Gone Crabbing. Spotting a gap in the market for high-end holiday souvenirs, she started producing kids’ t-shirts featuring funky, seaside designs in bright, bold colours. Now with shops in Norfolk and Suffolk, over 50 stockists throughout the UK and a thriving on-line business, Gone Crabbing has become such a huge success.

As I mentioned earlier, they also sell household products. This manly mug is quite big and measures 8.9 cm tall. You could potentially fit two servings of coffee/tea in there. Or use it for soup. It is very well designed with Colin the crab. We have this Wild Lettuce scented soap to try. It smells gorgeous and sweet and doesn’t smell of veg! This 200g bar soap produces a lovely creamy lather.

If you are a fan of the seaside or maybe the handsome Colin the Crab, why not add Gone Crabbing to your collection! Do check them out online and see for yourself! You won’t be disappointed!

Disclosure: We received the samples for the purposes of writing this review, however, all thoughts and opinions remain our own.