Mermaids Are the Worst!
By (Author) Alex Willan
Illustrated by Alex Willan
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
14th May 2025
13th March 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Mermaids /mermen /merfolk
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
813.6
Hardback
40
Width 216mm, Height 279mm, Spine 8mm
435g
Gilbert the Goblins beachside vacation gets ruined by mermaids and their games in the side-splitting latest installment in The Worst! picture book series, where even the strangest of creatures can become the best of friends.
Who doesnt love a good vacation Soaking up some sun, floating on the waves andarm wrestling an octopus When mermaids show up in the middle of Gilberts goblin getaway, their fin-flapping festivities quickly turn rest and relaxation into stress and aggravation.
This is clearly proof that mermaids are the worst! Can Gilbert find his beachside bliss or will he be caught in the undertow of these seaside shenanigans
If it was Alex Willan, andnotGilbert the Goblin, who was in charge of writing the stories, hed make a book calledAnchovies are the Worst!. Alex is the author-illustrator of the Worst! picture book seriesand the Jasper & Ollie series, as well as the illustrator ofGot Your Nose, written by Alan Katz. Alex lives in Chicago with his dog, Harley, who is the absolute best. Visit him online at AlexWillan.com.