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This post is in partnership with The Children’s Book Review and Debra Pehrson Haun. All opinions are my own.  Book Information Rescue Clickity Clack: A FUN Interactive Ocean Wordplay to Save a Crab’s Day! Written and Illustrated by Debra Pehrson Haun Ages: 1-5 | 32 Pages Publisher: BookBaby (2026) | ISBN: 979-8-9889223-1-5 Publisher’s Book Summary: Clickity Clack, a young crab, finds himself lost and stuck in some yucky muck. He wants to get back home, but he knows he will need help to guide him. Every page turn is a new adventure to brave the waves as you rock, pop, tickle, and wiggle your way through the seas in this captivating multisensory interactive rhythmic adventure where sea stars, vibrant fish, sea turtles, hermit crabs, and a whale join in the fun. Clickity Clack celebrates being home by clicking and clacking his claws with his new friends and his Mom and Pop. Fun facts about all the sea creatures add to the educational value in this rocking, rolling, interactive, rhythmic wordplay sea adventure. BRAVE THE WAVES—YOUR ADVENTURE AWAITS! Author InterviewWhere did you get the inspiration for Rescue Clickity Clack? The inspiration came from performing the Heimlich Maneuver on my sister, on my birthday, a day after my Dad died. It really got me thinking how grateful I was to be there. This rescue was one of many that I have performed. I felt somehow, I was either supposed to talk about this, or I have some kind of message to give and then an image of a tiny crab entered my mind. It was about the decision to do something. It also was about the message that the person who calls out for help for someone else in trouble is valuable. Alerting someone is an action just like taking the specific actions to rescue that person. This is why I ask the reader “Can you help?” on the first page. The decision to ACT is where the chain of cause-and-effect events start. An interactive picture book was the perfect vehicle to emphasize this. What was your writing process like for this book? It was a little different because the reader needed a reason to turn the page and take some action that made sense to move the story/reader along. I made a list of some action words that I wanted to incorporate. I also thought about the action of the waves to emphasize or simulate the seas movement. Then came the rhyme which was a real challenge! After many, many rewrites, in working with rhyme I finally reached out to the Rhyme Doctors(www.rhymedoctors.com) and worked with Eileen who was so positive, helpful and patient! Believe me there were numerous drafts and stanzas that needed a lot of help! What is your favorite part about writing books for kids? I love writing and working with all different kinds of characters! Every character has a unique problem, they have favorite words they like to use and/or certain speech patterns, the way they look and the unique way they end up solving their problem that creates that satisfying ending. Characters hold the key to my stories and my JOY! What are you working on now? I have several picture book manuscripts that are character driven plus a couple of nature driven manuscripts. These picture books range in ages from 1-8 years old. What is your favorite book? There are so many picture books that I love. These three are my favorites—Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert, Florette by Anna Walker and Leo, the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus. GiveawayEnter for a chance to win a splash-tastic prize pack inspired by Rescue Clickity Clack! Four lucky winners will receive a signed hardcover copy of the book plus a small plush crab, and one grand prize winner will receive two toddler t-shirts featuring a crab and sea star design, a signed hardcover copy of the book, and two small plush crabs. Giveaway ends April 27, 2026, at 11:30 PM Mountain Time.  Comments are closed.
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