The Curious Lobster

Whether you are five or one hundred and five, chances are you've never met a lobster as learned and charming as Mr. Lobster--and he'd be the first to tell you so. Mr. Lobster has evaded the fisherman's trap for decades, but life in his corner of the ocean seems ever duller. It is time to seek new adventures, new friends, and even--gasp --new, dry, lands. Dry land is of course perilous for a saltwater dwelling creature, as are the folks you can meet there, like badgers, bears, and birds. But Mr. Lobster has a way of turning every enemy into a dear friend, and of escaping the scrapes his curiosity gets him into.

An American answer to The Wind in the Willows, The Curious Lobster has been charming a small and devoted fellowship of readers for going on eighty years. Sweet but not treacly, instructive but not didactic, they recognize the challenges of getting along with others and celebrate the possibilities of a life lived outside of the normal swim of things.