The Little Mermaid
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ISBN10: 1629917397
ISBN13: 9781629917399
Hardcover
80 Pages
$13.99
CA$19.50
The Little Mermaid is one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most celebrated tales and is beautifully adapted here as a graphic novel by the Eisner award nominated duo Metaphrog (Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers), winners of the Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards Best Visual Artist 2016, and authors of the acclaimed The Red Shoes and Other Tales.
The Little Mermaid lives deep under the ocean and longs to see the world above. When at last she is allowed to rise to the surface at age fifteen, she falls in love with a young prince. In order to become a human and to be with him, she makes a dangerous pact with the Sea Witch.
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Praise for The Little Mermaid
"An arresting graphic novel in which the mermaid's painful transformation and fate are preserved, but handled with a gentle, numinous assurance that won't overwhelm younger readers. Roaring Twenties styling, jewel-bright turquoise waters and a beguiling sense of wonder permeate this radiant little book."—The Guardian (UK)
"The lushest thing they’ve done . . . reinvents the tale as a swimmy, gorgeous version of beauty and despair."—The Sunday Herald
"Sumptuous illustrations depict a radiant world under the water and the shimmering land that the mermaid longs for; intense close-ups of the expressive, doe-eyed mermaid infuse this lovely retelling with an exquisite melancholy. This is a lush, haunting work for those who prefer their fairy tales with dark undercurrents."—School Library Journal
"[A] graceful, lyrical adaptation . . . an eye-catching addition to graphic novel and fairy tale collections."—Booklist