Pagoo

Pagoo is a 1957 illustrated children's book by Holling C. Holling.^[1]

Pagoo

First edition cover (pub. Houghton Mifflin)
Author	Holling C. Holling
Language	English
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Publication date	January 1, 1957
Pages	86
OCLC	306567

The book tells the story of a hermit crab who is guided by instinct presented in the form of a voice called "Old Pal". In the process it presents a study of tide pool life. Pagoo faces various challenges, including growing out of his first shell and having to find a new one, and a predatory octopus.

Like most of Holling's works, it is lushly illustrated, containing many full-page color paintings. Pages with text in them are also generously illustrated, with black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings in the margins, many with explanatory captions. It was the last of two dozen books that Holling published over a three-decade career.