The Shrimp Explained

Pub Date:	January 1, 2001
Publisher:	Young Corgi
Isbn:	978-0-552-54735-2
Author:	Emily Smith

The Shrimp is a children's novel by Emily Smith. It won the 2001 Gold Award in 6–8 years category of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.^{[1] [2]}

Characters

• Ben Shrimpton: Ben is a shy boy who likes to collect shells. Because of his height and shyness, his friends like to call him "Shrimp".
• Colin: Colin is a spoiled boy in a rich family who likes to boast about how rich his family is. He doesn't like Ben and was the first person who started calling Ben "Shrimp".

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nestlé Children's Book Prize 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326131127/http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/13/ . 2017-03-26 . 2023-06-03 . Book Trust.
2. Web site: Eccleshare . Julia . 2002-01-07 . In the Winners' Circle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227064051/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20020107/18870-in-the-winners-circle.html . 27 February 2021 . 2023-06-04 . . en.