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Krista Scott was born and raised in upstate Marlboro, New York. As a kid that loved to color, paint and draw. She always knew she wanted to be an artist. It was something that came natural.
She went to art school at SUNY PURCHASE in Purchase NY. One summer she did an internship as a Camp Art teacher and fell in love with teaching art. She landed a job at a Non Profit Organization in Bedford NY. Krista was hired as a art teacher. After working there for few years she then left and went traveling the world with her soon to be amazing husband. After getting married Krista finally settled in New Jersey with her husband and two amazing boys Matthew and Andrew.
Fulfilling her dream
With the love for art and children a book was born. The summer of 2017 her family spent most of the summer in N.C. Relaxing at the beach with her family, she watched a crab get picked up by a seagull. It made her wonder. What would happen if he got away? Just then the Ollie story was born. Watching her children play at the beach helped to inspirer the first illustrations of her book Ollie and now a series started.
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
Let us meet Ollie the crab in the story Ollie: Ollie's Great Adventure by Krista Scott. Ollie stretches his legs to the sound of the ocean and scuttles off for a drink of water and a bite to eat every evening. Ollie wonders what to do after dinner. He is happy to see the shells that have been washed ashore as he can add a few more to his collection. Suddenly seagulls rain down out of the sky. Ollie raises his claws, backing away from a seagull’s attack. Before Ollie knows it, he is in the seagull’s beak, taking him far away from the ocean. Ollie pinches and pokes the seagull and the seagull drops him into a garbage can. Ollie meets different types of animals and tries asking for help, hoping to find his way back to the beach. Will Ollie get back to the smell of the ocean and the sound of the waves? If so, who helps him get there?
Ollie: Ollie's Great Adventure is an adorable story of a crab trying to find his way back home. The illustrations are delightful and they breathe life into the story and give it a good pace and movement. Children also get to meet different types of animals and critters along with Ollie. It is a good story for read aloud sessions in classrooms and school libraries, and parents and grandparents can use it for storytelling sessions at home. The story has a happy ending and it is wonderful to see Ollie find his home where his heart belongs; the beach, the sand, and the sound of waves.
