Mabel

(Hardback)

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A picture book about a mermaid named Mabel, who unlike the rest of her family does not have a moustache, and the seven-armed octopus who becomes her friend and helps her see that she is just right the way she is.

Reviews

"[Mabel] is a refreshing story of difference, acceptance, friendship, and self-confidence. A recommended purchase."-School Library Journal
"[D]eft characterization and detailed world building by Watkins (Most Marshmallows) transcend the formulaic. artful renditions of beautiful sea slugs, undersea corals, and other marine life provide visual fireworks that amplify the story's compassionate message."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Watkins anchors his congenial fable in friendship and self-acceptance. delightfully illustrated. A treasure worth discovering."--Booklist
[Mabel ] is a warm story of friendship, with countless rich details in the illustrations: a treasure-strewn ocean floor and fabulously expressive nudibranchs (a kind of sea slug). Watkins' prose style is fun to read aloud, clipped and spare. a special book about being special."--Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Rowboat Watkins was a recipient of the 2010 Sendak Fellowship, his book Rude Cakes was an Ezra Jack Keats Honor Book, and the New York Times praised his most recent title, Most Marshmallows, as exquisite." Rowboat lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York."