Hector is shy! So shy! He can't play with the other sea creatures and he simply wants to be left alone to hide away in his shell - just a little bit sad and lonely.

But one morning Hector finds himself to be the very centre of attention when he finds to his alarm that some wonderful flowers have grown on his shell.

Try as he might he can't get them to go away. And soon he finds that the flowers bring more than just some fascinated onlookers.

Charming, quirky and utterly irresistible, this is a sensitive picture book for anyone shy - young or old.