Mermaids Fast Asleep
By (Author) Robin Riding
Illustrated by Zoe Persico
Feiwel and Friends
Feiwel and Friends
9th April 2019
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories: Cultural heritage / traditional st
32
Width 254mm, Height 203mm
Do you suppose, way down deep, there are mermaids fast asleep Written in a gentle, lyrical style that mirrors a lullaby, Mermaids Fast Asleep asks the question that young children have maybe asked before bedtime: Are there mermaids asleep in the sea As our young human gazes into the water, her imagination wanders as she pictures the life that young mermaids live in the sea. Do they count fish instead of sheep Do they breathe water like air The book begins just at dusk as the sky is still Starbust oranges and pinks. And as the book moves on, the colors deepen to blues, greens, and purples until the sky is inky as night and a silvery moon magically glows. Paired with stunning art from Zoe Persico, Mermaids Fast Asleep is a must-have bedtime book for young mermaid fans.
Robin Riding lives in a Pennsylvania town full of old stone houses, where she and her husband run Book and Puppet Co. She enjoys making beautiful puppets and writing silly songs. Zoe Persico is an illustrator with a love for everything cute, colorful, and full of whimsy. Born and bred in the Midwest, she currently resides in Redmond, Washington.