Mermaid Dreams
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Mermaids come in all shapes and sizes! In this sweet picture book, a shy little girl goes on a magical underwater adventure filled with adorable mermaids, silly sea creatures, games with new friends and wonderful surprises!
One sunny Saturday, Maya and her parents visit the beach. Maya loves the beach: the warm sand feels wonderful between her toes. But it would be more fun if she had a friend. Too shy to say hello, Maya watches the kids play nearby, and slowly her eyes droop closed . . .
When Maya awakens she has been transported to a magical underwater world. Maya admires the sea creatures flitting around her, and she discovers that she too has a beautiful tail. Maya is a mermaid! But who is calling out a greeting from behind that coral? Whose bright eyes are peering at her from the sea grass? Whose laughter does she hear? Could it be a new friend? Or just another sea creature?
This adorable picture book will delight the youngest daydreamers and shows us that making new friends may not be as hard as you think -- if you have a good imagination!
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At the beach, where "the air smells fresh and salty," a shy child named Maya falls asleep. As she dreams, she rides on her green turtle floaty, diving beneath the waves, "Maya slides off her turtle and realizes she can swim just like the other ocean dwellers." She's become a mermaid with a blue tail that comes up snug around her chest. Pugsley illustrates in a na f style: Maya has almost doll-like features, while underwater flora and fauna wavy green sea plants, speckled corals, and a deep red octopus are rendered in thick, painterly shapes. Maya's eventual meeting with a fellow mermaid leads to her making a friend above water a child named Pearl (" Let's pretend we're mermaids,' whispers Pearl"). A dreamy beach day outing. Ages 3 7.
