Aurora Starlight

Captain Pinch, a hermit crab

A friend from Aurora and the Dancing Lights

Captain Pinch

A hermit crab

A brave little crab whose shell is much too tight.

Captain Pinch met Aurora in “Captain Pinch Needs a New Home”, at the beach.

Back to the beach All friends

The adventure Captain Pinch shared with Aurora

A scene from "Captain Pinch Needs a New Home"

Aurora and the Dancing Lights

Captain Pinch Needs a New Home

At The beach · with Captain Pinch

At the beach, Aurora's bucket says "Knock, knock!" Inside sits Captain Pinch, a hermit crab squeezed into a shell much too small. He needs a new home, and fast.

What Aurora learned

Hermit crabs move into bigger shells as they grow

Nature

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More friends from Aurora and the Dancing Lights

Bizzy, a fuzzy honeybee

BizzyA round, fuzzy bee with a very important job.

Plip, a tiny raindrop

PlipA shiny raindrop who knows the way up to the clouds.

Pudding, a sleepy orange cat

PuddingA round orange cat who naps on moonbeams.

Red, Yellow and Blue, three drops of paint

Red, Yellow and BlueThree cheerful paint drops who love to mix.

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Aurora and the Dancing Lights

10 Bedtime Stories About Nature and the Northern Lights for Kids Ages 3–7