Sharing a Shell
Julia Donaldson, Lydia Monks
Meet two friends at the beach in this charming seaside story from the brilliant Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard.
With funny rhyming verse, bright and distinctive illustrations, Sharing a Shell is loved by children and parents alike – perfect for reading together!
When Crab finds a new shell, he doesn’t want to share it with anyone – especially not a blobby purple anemone and a tickly bristleworm. But life in the rock pool proves tougher than Crab thinks and he soon finds he needs his new housemates.
‘Sunny story . . . clear characterful pictures and jolly verse for reading out loud’ – Independent
Discover more picture books from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, the bestselling team behind the What the Ladybird Heard adventures: Sugarlump and the Unicorn, The Singing Mermaid and The Princess and the Wizard.
Reviews
I love how the different sea animals all live together and help each other.
Empress Pansy Racoon 04.09.2025
I liked this book because there is a crab in it.
Viscount Dragon Endeavour 29.08.2025
I liked the tentacle hit the fish on the nose!
Dona Fenella Archer 24.08.2025
I like it when the crab gets a new shell
Chief Kipper Astronomical 13.08.2025
I liked when the anemone protected the snail
Captain Pongo Bucket 09.08.2025
I liked this book because it was funny and they made a nice home together, and even though they fought because the crab was angry, they friends again in the end
Coach Fenella Godzilla 01.08.2025
I really liked this book
Count Grip Biscuits 29.07.2025
Fiction My favourite character is the crab because he shared his shell
Officer Angel Armadillo 26.07.2025
I thought this book was good because there was a blob and it shared a shell. and the little brush thing came and shared the shell with the crab and the blob. I liked the illustrations.
Countess Flossy Pudding-Basin 26.12.2024
Star Reviewer
Best book about working together
Commander Jazzy Hungry-Hippo 09.10.2024
Great book
Lord Cornetto Sudoku 12.09.2024
It’s non-fiction, and I prefer fiction.
Coach Flossy Pendragon 04.09.2024
I like this book as I like the sea and snorkelling so I imagine I might come across two sharing a shell one day! It’s all about working together
Don Rip Luther 02.09.2024
Quite kind
Baron Burp Slingshot 18.08.2024
The crab was the best character. It was good that he shared and then learned to share in again.
Inspector Poseidon Nuggets 16.08.2024
They friends fell out and they then became friends again. I enjoyed the book and pictures
Nurse Wanda Possum 11.08.2024
The story was nice and like learning about rock pools
Professor Hopscotch Eragon 06.08.2024
A book about kindness and sharing
Dona Sunny Snivel 04.08.2024
It has lots of bright colours and I like the anemone in the story because she had lots of tentacles. I would recommend this book to all of my friends because it’s a story based on the beach and I live near the beach.
Major Binky Sunshine 03.08.2024
Love this one. Chose to read it today because it reminded me of the holiday we've just been on where we went looking for shells and saw some with creatures in them.
Princess Wanda Possum 30.07.2024
