The Shrimp

{{Other uses|Shrimp (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Needs plot|date=June 2023}}{{Short description|Children's novel by Emily Smith}}{{Infobox book

| image = The Shrimp.jpg

| caption = First edition cover

| 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.{{Cite web |date= |title=Nestlé Children's Book Prize 2007 |url=http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/13/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326131127/http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/13/ |archive-date=2017-03-26 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Book Trust}}{{Cite web |last=Eccleshare |first=Julia |date=2002-01-07 |title=In the Winners' Circle |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20020107/18870-in-the-winners-circle.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227064051/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20020107/18870-in-the-winners-circle.html |archive-date=27 February 2021 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en}}