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A New Day For Cray (The Adventures of Cray) Kindle Edition

by G Pa Rhymes (Author), Erica Leigh (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 219 ratings

Part of: The Adventures of Cray (5 books)

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Cray the Crab likes to pinch his friends, but they don't like it much at all!

Introduce your child to learning, friendship, and kindness with A New Day for Cray! Follow the story of Cray the Crab, a pinchy and pushy little crustacean who learns the hard way about the importance of friendship.

Can Cray the Crab's friends help him learn the value of friendship and what it means to be kind?

Through the help of his friends Fay, Ray, and Hay, Cray discovers that friendship isn't about pushing and pinching but instead being kind, generous, and understanding.

Beautifully illustrated and wonderfully written, this charming book is full of rappin' and rhymin' and sure to bring plenty of giggles and smiles while teaching children valuable lessons.

Ideal for bedtime stories or anytime you're looking for a heartwarming story to share, this entertaining and educational tale of Cray the Crab will captivate young minds and inspire them to be the best version of themselves.

A New Day for Cray is the perfect addition to any child's or classroom library- grab your copy and join the fun today!

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"A new day for Clay" is a fun-filled child-friendly rhyming book about a crab who loves to pinch and bully everyone. But then he learns that all the animals will only like him if he is friendly and doesn't try to hurt them. A lesson all kids need to learn. --Amazon

What a beautiful story and message written by the author. This story encourages readers to understand the importance of a new day and people have the ability to change. The book offers beautiful illustrations and teaches the reader the importance of friendship and grace. Beautiful story! --Amazon

wish the rating system went higher than 5 stars! This book is beautifully written and illustrated! The rhyming style is perfect. I love the message to readers that sometimes-bad things happen but good can come out of it. A must read! --Amazon

About the Author

Gary Wakstein is known to young readers as G Pa Rhymes! After a lifetime in the restaurant industry, Gary discovered his true passion: writing children's books that teach important life lessons through the magic of rhyme and reading. Partnering with the talented illustrator Erica Leigh, G Pa Rhymes created The Adventures of Cray book series, inspired by his own family's adventures. G Pa Rhymes captivates kids with his "rappin' and rhymin'" stories and instills values like friendship, honesty, bravery, and environmental stewardship. Now a sought-after speaker, he travels to schools, museums, libraries, and anywhere else he can bring joy to children's lives. G Pa Rhymes tries to inspire young readers with every book he writes. He resides in Plymouth, MA, and spends his days with his children and grandchildren on Cape Cod, Asheville, NC, and Victor, Idaho.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08BNKQLCF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (July 6, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 6, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 23554 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 38 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1734803193

Best Sellers Rank: #120,495 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #38 in Children's Marine Life Stories
- #63 in Children's Books on Bullies
- #175 in Children's Books on Bullying

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Gary Wakstein is known to young readers as G Pa Rhymes! After a lifetime in the restaurant industry, Gary discovered his true passion: writing children's books that teach important life lessons through the magic of rhyme and reading. Partnering with the talented illustrator Erica Leigh, G Pa Rhymes created The Adventures of Cray book series, inspired by his own family's adventures.
G Pa Rhymes captivates kids with his "rappin' and rhymin'" stories and instills values like friendship, honesty, bravery, and environmental stewardship. Now a sought-after speaker, he travels to schools, museums, libraries, and anywhere else he can bring joy to children's lives.
G Pa Rhymes tries to inspire young readers with every book he writes. He resides in Plymouth, MA, and spends his days with his children and grandchildren on Cape Cod, Asheville, NC, and Victor, Idaho.
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Erica Leigh
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Erica Leigh, a Massachusetts-based illustrator, began her creative career as an award-winning songwriter with a degree from Berklee College of Music. While studying there, she discovered her passion for painting, becoming Berklee's muralist and artist-in-residence. Facing an unexpected cancer diagnosis that threatened her ability to speak and sing, she found solace teaching music and art enrichment classes to young children.
In 2019, back in full health, Erica jumped at the chance to illustrate a children's picture book for the first time. Igniting her passion for both art and her love of children, Erica was hooked! She thought: “Where have you been all my life?!” Over the past four years, Erica has illustrated and designed graphics for over a dozen children's books by independent authors. She continues to seek meaningful projects to be a part of: She recently launched a series of journals and sketchbooks with original art on the cover, and is actively working toward author-illustrating her own picture books in the near future.
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Tony Parsons

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Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020

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Cray (crab) pinched everything he came in contact with.
Turtle Fay wasn’t pleased when he pinched her.
Ray (Gull) got upset when Cray pinched him.
Hay (fox) was next.
Cray lost a claw what happened then?

I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.

An awesome book cover, great hand-drawn colored pictures, charming illustrations & proper font & writing style. A very professionally written children’s (preschool/elementary age) rhyming crawdad storybook. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters, settings, etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great children’s educational presentation (crawdad), movie, an animated cartoon, or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free author(s); FreeBooksy; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

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Israel Drazin

A fun story which teaches children to be friendly

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2020

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"A new day for Clay" is a fun-filled child-friendly rhyming book about a crab who loves to pinch and bully everyone. But then he learns that all the animals will only like him if he is friendly and doesn't try to hurt them. A lesson all kids need to learn.

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J.S.

Very cute

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020

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Very cute pictures and loved the fact that it rhymed. Teaches a good lesson on friendship. There was also something that happened that I didn't expect. (But I won't spoil it ;) )

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Jasmine

We all deserve a new day

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2021

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What a beautiful story and message written by the author. This story encourages readers to understand the importance of a new day and people have the ability to change. The book offers beautiful illustrations and teaches the reader the importance of friendship and grace. Beautiful story!

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Mary Theo

Wonderful read for children!

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2020

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This book is a great book for children. The rhyming is wonderful and the illustrations are so colorful and vibrant and brings the story to life. I love stories that teach children a lesson in friendship and this is one of them. I highly recommend!

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Author Natalie

Nice book and Illustrations

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2020

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First off, the illustrations of this book are beautiful. This book is a great way to show how bullying impacts others. It also shows how forgiving friends can be. If we can somehow let go of the very emotion or mechanism that enables us to bully, it can make the world a much better place.

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Tracy

Great Book for Kids of all ages

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020

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This book gives such a great message to kids even showing consequences to their actions.
I especially like that the seagull (bird) was named Ray lol. Excellent job to the author and illustrator, pictures were so cute!

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021

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The story is a solid teaching moment.
The artwork is perfect.
Own both books 📚!
Highly recommend for a nw generation of youngsters.

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Mike L

Well Done

Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2020

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The illustrations really stood out in the story. My son was pointing and learning new animal names throughout the book. Well done.

Shivani T.

Very nice moralistic story

Reviewed in India on August 13, 2020

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Very few book teaches some morals in very few words and in such a beautiful way. A New Day For A Cray is absolutely made for children book with very good illustrations. Liked it very much.

Angela Hayes

Children's illustrated story book.

Reviewed in Australia on January 16, 2024

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4.5 Stars

A New Day For Cray is the first book in The Adventures of Cray series by G Pa Rhymes. This is a really cute story that is accompanied by lots of lovely, bright, colourful, interesting, and imagination-capturing illustrations which help to bring the whole story to life.
Cray the Crab is a pincher, and a bit of a bully- he learns a valuable lesson on friendship as his adventure unfolds. The story is cute- and told is a rhyming verse that adds an extra element of interest to the whole story. It also has some valuable messages woven into the story, about friendship, kindness, and (anti-)bullying.
Easy to read. Fun. Intriguing. Wonderful illustrations. Cute story. Well worth the read.
Looking forward to more adventures with Cray.
Happy Reading…

Mariya Georgieva

Awesome book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2020

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Really enjoyed the story in rhymes, but most of all we enjoyed the illustrations. Fell in love with little Cray and his friends.

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