A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I love finding new childrens books to read to my daughters. We take story time before bed very seriously! So when we read this book, it was a huge hit. The rhyming made it flow very nice and my girls wanted to read it one more time right after we finished. Will definitely be added to regular books we like to read! Super cute!
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
5 Stars
A New Day for Cray (The Adventures of Cray Series) by G Pa Rhymes
A New Day for Cray ( The Adventures of Cray Series) is a children’s book that children of any age will enjoy reading. I love the illustrations and they make the story come to life. My five year old son loved this book and kept saying “no cray you have to be nice and no pinching .” It’s a story about cray the crab and the hard lesson he learns about friendships. Cray goes around pinching and pushing all his friends, they don’t like it. Can cray learn that its not nice to be pushy and not kind to others? I highly recommend reading this book. My son and I look forward to reading more from this Author.
Cray Saves the Day by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Cray Saves the Day is another fun, bright and colourful picture book.
As with the first book it is full of unique and colourful characters with a rhyming narrative. It is a good story with a message that teaches children the importance of caring for the environment.
The story is fun and engaging as Cray and his friends take it upon themselves to set an example of what cleaning up after yourself should be and protecting the environment wherever you are.
Share this book with children of any ages and teach them a valuable lesson in keeping the creatures of the sea and beaches clear of anything that could do them harm.
Reviewed by @jennadb
Cray Saves the Day by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Overall, “Cray Saves the Day” by G Pa Rhymes is an enjoyable children’s book that combines entertainment with an important environmental message. The story is engaging and easy to follow, making it accessible to young readers.
The characters, such as Cray the Crab, Hay the Fox, Turtle Fay, and Gull Ray, are charming and relatable. Each character brings their unique personality and skills to the team, showing the value of collaboration and teamwork.
The book’s main theme revolves around environmental awareness and conservation. Through the adventures of Cray and his friends, young readers are taught the importance of caring for the environment, specifically the beach and dunes in this case. The message is conveyed in a subtle and encouraging manner, making it suitable for young children.
Cray Saves the Day by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A very vividly visual read about the importance of not littering at the beach. The story is good for any location but this one is specifically about the beach. There is mention of a turtle being trapped in the rings from soda cans and how Cray helped the turtle out. A great way to teach kids of any age the importance of cleaning up after themselves and not wreaking havoc on the environment around them!
Cray Saves the Day by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Cray Saves the Day is part of The Adventures of Cray on the Bay series and what an enjoyable and educational story with colorful and engaging illustrations. As families gather at the beach to have a fun day…when suddenly it turns a bit windy and blows the trash around. Cray the crab along with his friends Hay, Fay and Ray try and clean up and also look for some help from their friend Queen Mer May the mermaid.
Will Cray and his friends be able to clean up the beach? Definitely read and find out….what fun this story is. We can all learn from this story especially cleaning up the environment.
Cray Saves the Day by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Cray the crab is seeing that while the humans are enjoying their day at the beach, the littering is causing problems for his friends of the sea and of the earth. With the help of Queen Mer May they join forced to remove the litter and live a better life.
Great illustrations. The story showed how working together you can tackle something that seems so big and difficult to something manageable. I think you children will definitely enjoy this one.
Cray Saves the Day by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Another winner in our book. I read this to my grandkids and they loved it. The theme is keeping the beach clean. Great colorful pictures. This time we have a lovely mermaid. Cray and his friends, along with the humans, help clean up the litter that has scattered after a windy day at the beach. A fun story full of rhymes with a neat rhythm. Cool characters. This is a fun learning book to add to family libraries for reading time.
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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.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was a great read for my little and I. I love that it rhymed (keeps the kiddo interested) and it had a great teachable lesson, to always be kind or “karma” finds a way to you. All of Cray’s friends were tired of being pinched, but when Cray loses his “pinching” claw, they still showed him kindness and true friendship. The characters are cute and illustrations are great. Will definitely read more from this story line and author.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A rhyming book with a message of kindness, A New Day for Cray was adorable. Cray, a crab, has a lot of fun hassling his friends by pinching and pushing them. Turtle Fay saw him coming one day and swam away to avoid him. Next, he visits the seagull Ray – who flew away from Cray to avoid having his legs pinched. Finally, fox Hay tells him outright that no one likes his pinches! While on the move, Cray suffers an accident and loses his pinching claw. Cray was very upset about knocking off his claw, but when he looks up he sees his friends have stopped fleeing him and came by to offer support. The world can be changed with just a little kindness!
There’s the fun of the rhymes, the wonderful illustrations, and a simple message that ties it all up in a very cute bow.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Cray learns that his actions have consequences. A New Day for Cray is a good book to teach young children that their actions towards others have consequences. Cray likes to be mean and can’t understand why his friends don’t like it. Only when there are consequences to his actions does Cray understand the impact of his actions on his friends.
A New Day for Cray by G Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Cute quick story! I understood Cray and could feel for his dilemma. He is a bully and thinks just because he can that means he should. Luckily for him he actually has great friends that he didn’t realize until an accident. The meaning in this book is easy to see. It makes a good story to read to and discuss the actions and consequences of certain behaviors with children.
The illustration in here is wonderful! I would recommend it on that alone but add in the adorable rhyming story and it’s a winner!
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A sweet story about bullying and how you make more friends when you are nice and not mean. full of rhymes and colorful engaging illustrations. This book is great for preschool ages all the way through early elementary.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved the illustrations in this book, the late sunset and seashells were my favorite pages. The story is great and teaches kids a good lesson, especially not waiting for something bad to happen to you before finally being kind to others. I don’t know other parents who have a pinching problem but I have met some who have kids to who like to bite and hit, I think this will be a great book for them as it shows all of Cray’s friends leaving him because they don’t like the pinching. I even like that the author included Fox telling Cray he doesn’t like him playing that way. The book is short and filled with rhymes that will help keep the attention of young children. Definitely a good book for teachers to read with young children.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this lovely story about friendship for the young and older alike! Cray has a bad habit of pinching and teasing his friends, but his friends do not like this and teach him about what it means to be a good friend. This is a fun story with colourful illustrations. Highly recommended!
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
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…
Reviewed by @angelahayes
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The first thing that caught my attention with this book was the cover. The illustrations are beautifully done and really add depth to the story itself. Talking to kids about friendships and kindness is incredibly important but can be a bit tricky. This book makes it not only easy to learn, but fun to experience along with Cray the Crab. Both of my kids absolutely enjoyed the rhyming throughout the book which I have found has helped the information stick around in their minds. I feel that this would be a wonderfully helpful book to have in your family and the classroom!
Reviewed by @shannlynn
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was age appropriate for my three littles and they loved it. The were engaged for the entire story which is rare for them. As a parent I liked the message it had about friendship and helped me to talk to them about some social cues they can look for when they play with their friends. Overall, I will be adding more of Cray and his adventures to our home library.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a cute little story. I really like the rhyming and think kids will like it too. The story of Cray is nice, he liked pinching his friends with his claw, but they didn’t like it as much. When he lost the claw he felt so sad because he was changed. His friends were able to show him they liked him even though he was different now. I recommend this book, kids will like the rhyming and the story.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the story of a crab named Cray. Cray has a tendency to be a bit of a handful for his friends. It is not until Cray has an accident that Cray begins to see what true friends are like.
I think this is a great one for little kids. Teaches some lessons on kindness and seeing others in a different light. Beautiful illustrations.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book is such a fun and entertaining story and a really great way of teaching children the important of kindness. The way the author has written this book is so engaging and captivated both of my kids right from the word go. The rhymes were well thought out and catchy and the pictures in the book made it come alive.
As a parent, I loved the premise of this book. Teaching kids how to be kind can be so difficult, yet this book discussed the topic with ease. We will definitely be reading this book again, and any more from this author.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A New Day for Cray is a fun little kid’s book by Pa Rhymes. This book follows a crabby crab named Cray that likes to pinch and bully. After Cray is confronted by his friends he has an accident and learns what friendship means. This was a sweet book. It has beautiful illustrations and easy-to-understand lessons for kids. The way Cray’s friends confront Cray is a great way to show children boundaries and what to do if being bullied. The way Cray’s friends are there for him when he has trouble despite his earlier behavior shows the true meaning of forgiveness and friendship. I highly recommend this story.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a great story to read with your child… teaches about being kind, how sometimes hard lessons have good endings. The illustrations are great and I like how the author used a pinching crab as the main character. Sometimes we all are pinching crabs and need a little lesson to remind us that we don’t have to pinch our friends.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a really cute kids book that will teach them the importance of being kind…even when someone isn’t always kind to you. I really loved the illustrations and it has a nice cadence to it that children really love. I really recommend this book if you have a kiddo who may be struggling with how to be kind to someone who isn’t being kind to them.
Reviewed by @meggs1717
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The art work is beautiful, I love the characters and the story is an excellent lesson for children. Cray may have been having fun pinching and teasing his friends, but they did not like it. I love that the friends all come together in the end to show Cray their support. At the end for “Cray’s takeaways”, these are important lessons to teach children in regards to their friendships and how to treat people in general.
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Cray is a crabby crab until one day an (un)fortunate accident occurs. Cray is all of a sudden not so crabby and Ray, Hay, and Fay enjoy their friendship even more!
Super cute book that is full of rhymes. A great lap book for grandparents or parents with their littles! Very colorful and engaging illustrations as well!
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a really good children’s book. A crab, named Cray, likes to pinch his friends or really anybody on his path. His friends really did not like when he would pinch them. One day Cray had an accident. All his friends came together to show their support for him.
A New Day for Cray by G Pa Rhymes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A New Day For Cray is a fun, bright and colourful 18 page picture book by G Pa Rhymes about a crab named Cray. Erica Leigh illustrations are beautiful and wonderfully done and make the story come to life.
It is full of unique and colourful characters and the narrative rhymes along. It is a good story with a message for all to learn.
Journey along with Cray and his friends as he learns the true meaning of kindness and how you should treat others.
Children will love this book just as my grandsons did.
Reviewed by @jennadb
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A very cute story about a little bully crab. He loses his pincher and learns about friendship. I love the rhyming. The colorful pictures help to get the child’s attention. It’s a fun story to read to the young ones.