A beautiful gift edition of this captivating story about care, kindness and love. When lonely Mariana finds a Merbaby on the beach, hidden in a crab shell, she takes the baby home.
She loves and cares for her, with the blessing of the baby’s mother, the Sea Spirit, who comes regularly to breast-feed her child. Mariana knows that the Merbaby will have to return to the sea, but her own life has changed: she is no longer lonely and unloved.
Jackie Morris, award winning author and illustrator is internationally admired for her imaginative and atmospheric picture books, illustrated with watercolours and often with a fantasy dimension. Her previous books include The Snow Leopard, The Ice Bear and Tell Me a Dragon.
Caroline Pitcher has written huge numbers of children’s books, picture books and books for older readers. her style is imaginative and engaging and fits so well with Jackie Morris in production of this beautiful edition from Otter- Barry Books.
Sue Martin Children’s Literacy Specialist
