Kawaii crab holding a smiling starfish on a beach at sunrise with shells, bucket, waves, and clouds

Smiling Crab Holding a Starfish at Sunrise

A cheerful crab raises a smiling starfish beside a sand bucket while the sun peeks over wavy ocean lines.

🎨 How to color it

Color the crab coral orange, the smiling starfish golden yellow, the bucket sky blue, and the sunrise a warm peach. Use chunky crayons for the crab’s big round shell and claws, and don’t worry if little hands color past the tiny sand dots. Try making the ocean waves two blues, one light and one dark, so the starfish looks extra bright above them.

The story behind this coloring page

The First Sharing Star — Under the hush-hush sunrise, Cleo tucked her tiny glass pebble beneath one claw. It was smooth as soap and pink with morning light. Read the full story →

Under the hush-hush sunrise, Cleo tucked her tiny glass pebble beneath one claw. It was smooth as soap and pink with morning light. She wanted to keep that glow before the waves washed it away. Then a small star plopped from a ripple with a soft splish. “May I borrow your shine?” it asked.

Cleo held the pebble tight. But the star looked pale, like a cookie without sugar. Cleo touched the pebble to one point, then another, until all five points glowed gold. Joy fizzed in her belly like soda bubbles, too big to keep. Ever since that morning, sea stars carry a little sunrise to share. Can you spot the happy one Cleo lit first?