Claudette spends most days playing with her two best friends in the lagoon. When they join in the hermit crab shell exchange Claudette is too picky, leaving her with only one shell to choose. Embarrassed by her new shell she heads out by herself to explore on dry land. What adventures does she have that day and does she learn to appreciate her new shell? (46pp. full-color illus. Masthof Press, 2023.)