A blue crab is getting married in this rhyming story, and discovers the scope of his love after his bride disappears.

Wedding shells are ringing! Chadwick the Crab is getting married, and everyone is preparing for the big event! Esmerelda is choosing her bridesmaids. Baron von Heron is writing the ceremony (in rhyme, of course). Toulouse, the gourmet goose, is baking a corn and eelgrass cake.

Then Chadwick begins to have second thoughts about marriage, and as if that werent bad enough, Esmerelda disappears! Suddenly, the wedding is off and the search is on. Only then does Chadwick realize how much he loves the prettiest girl crab in all of Shady Creek.[AuthorName]By Priscilla Cummings and Illustrated by A. R. Cohen[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Priscilla Cummings has written many favorite books for children that teach a good lesson. Her poetic style and gentle voice relate facts and personalities with a warmth children enjoy night after night. She lives with her family in Annapolis, Maryland.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]16 color illustrations[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]16 color illustrations[/ColorPattern]