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Local author Suzanne Tate has been charming children and parents for over 30 years with her Nature Series books featuring the many types of maritime and coastal creatures found on the Outer Banks.

From her first book Crabby & Nabby to Tommy Tuna, the final book in the series, she and James Melvin, a Nags Head illustrator and artist, have been educating and entertaining generations of beach lovers. Now she has put pen to paper once again and written Crabby Lady Looks Back: Life Stories by Suzanne Tate.

Behind Melvin’s brightly-colored cover illustration, even more colorful stories can be found about Tate’s experiences in U.S. Naval Reserve Training, her days as a Park Service naturalist, her time at the University of New Mexico and more. “Stories both heartwarming and heartbreaking, about love, loss and of course, writing,” stated a press release from Downtown Books. “It is truly an amazing inside look at an Outer Banks legend.”

Downtown Books is holding a launch party for Crabby Lady Looks Back on Wednesday, June 15 from 2-4 p.m. Tate will be on hand to sign her latest book and, of course, all the rest of the titles she has produced over the years, as well as greet friends and fans young and old. Crabby cookies are on the menu and visitors and locals are invited to join in this celebration of a remarkable Outer Banks woman.

For more information or to have signed books held, call 252-473-1056. Downtown Books is located at 103 Sir Walter Raleigh Street in downtown Manteo.

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