• Beloved author is revered for her nature writing.
• Caldecott Medalist illustrator's work makes this book collectible and giftable and perfect for libraries.
• Portrays adventure, exploration, and positive character traits of empathy and community.
• Created in partnership with the Seattle Aquarium and Excellent choice for STEM learning and nature studies and a thought-starter for field trips.
• Synopsis: Catastrophe the cat is lost and lonely, which leads him to bully the tide pool creatures. He gets stung by a sea anemone; she and a crab befriend Catastrophe and teach him empathy and what life in a tide pool is like. Two kids come and recognize Catastrophe from the LOST CAT posters. They enjoy the tide pool before taking Catastrophe back. The sea anemones and crabs sing goodbye.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Graphic Arts Books .

Barbara DaCosta's first collaboration with Ed Young, Nighttime Ninja , won the Children's Choice Award. She makes her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Brenda Peterson is the author of Seal Pup Rescue, Leopard and Silkie , the National Geographic book Sightings: The Gray Whale's Mysterious Journey and Duck and Cover , a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year. " She lives in Washington and is a co-founder of Seal Sitters.