Remarkables, Hardcover

Description

Journey meets Pearl in this transcendent picture book about a boy befriending a mermaid, created by the author of Strictly No Elephants, Lisa Mantchev, and The Bear and the Piano author-illustrator David Litchfield.

A boy stands on a dock, behind him a glimmering circus. When he jumps into the water, an adventure begins. He meets mermaid who is all alone, an orphan, the last of her kind. While she's eager to meet the circus folks--the strong man, the tattooed lady, the contortionist--she's hesitant to create her own circus act at first, but grows to love the adoring audiences and her new circus family. Of course, she misses her ocean home. Will she have to choose between her new family and the ocean? In minimal, lyrical text, this stunning tale explores themes of friendship, loneliness, and home. About the Author

Lisa Mantchev is the author of many picture books, including Strictly No Elephants, which garnered awards and rave reviews and is published in fourteen countries. The New York Times called it "a sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." Her latest, Jinx and the Doom Fight Crime!, received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews "Jinx and the Doom Fight Crime! will captivate readers with their irresistible fun." Lisa lives on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state with her family. Visit her website at LisaMantchev.com.

David Litchfield is the author-illustrator of The Bear and the Piano, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in the illustration category and has sold in twenty-four countries. He is also the author-illustrator of Grandad's Secret Giant and the illustrator of many books for young readers. He lives in England with his family. Visit his website at DavidLitchfieldIllustration.com.