A blackout poetry version of the classic fairy tale "The Little Mermaid," offering a new, spare, and lovely tale of empowerment, body acceptance, and knowing where you belong You know the story of the Little Mermaidthe girl who traded her tail for legs, her beloved sea for sand, to land the prince. Or do you? In this refreshingly subversive blackout poetry version of the classic fairy tale, a new and empowering message emerges from the depths: our girl pines for land and that prince, but this daughter of water discovers she loves the sea and her bodymermaid tail and allmore.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 96 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2021 by Cameron & Company Inc .

Isabella Zaruni loves exploring fortune-telling techniques from around the world. She predicts that readers of all ages will get a kick out of this book. She lives in San Francisco. Gina Triplett has created original art for many book covers, posters, magazines, and clothing projects. She lives in Philadelphia.