The Girl and the Mermaid -- Hollie Hughes, Hardcover Fiction - Adult Risking her life on the

Risking her life on the Tempest Seas

full-color illustrations that capture children's attention and imagination

and that can be dangerous

Then the wind gets even stronger and thunder rumbles

The Black Youth of today don't give a damn about Shakespeare

The Girl and the Mermaid -- Hollie Hughes, Hardcover Fiction - Adult Risking her life on theFrom bestselling creators of The Girl and the Dinosaur comes a new picture book about the value of imagination and storytelling, and the love between a girl and her grandmother. Alina lives in a lighthouse by the sea: a home filled with the warmth of Granny's magical stories. But Alina is worried. Granny's memories and stories are starting to fade away, and she doesn't know how to bring them back. Then, one day, Alina meets a mermaid on the rocks near