Mermaid Dreams

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Mermaids come in all shapes and sizes! In this sweet picture book, a shy little girl goes on a magical underwater adventure filled with adorable mermaids, silly sea creatures, games with new friends and wonderful surprises! One sunny Saturday, Finn and her parents visit the beach. Finn loves the beach- the warm sand feels wonderful between her toes. But it would be more fun if she had a friend. Too shy to say hello, Finn watches the kids play nearby, and slowly her eyes droop closed . . . When Finn awakens she has been transported to a magical underwater world. Finn admires the sea creatures flitting around her, and she discovers that she too has a beautiful tail. Finn is a mermaid! But who is calling out a greeting from behind that coral Whose bright eyes are peering at her from the sea grass Whose laughter does she hear Could it be a new friend Or just another sea creature This adorable picture book will delight the yongest daydreamers and shows us that making new friends may not be as hard as you think -- if you have a good imagination!

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PRAISE FOR Mermaid Dreams:

A cute and simple story about making friends. --Kirkus Reviews

"Pugsleys use of watercolour for the illustrations is a beautiful addition to Mayas dream-like fantasy world [and she] also cleverly uses varying depths of field to illustrate Mayas feelings of loneliness and isolation in the beginning of the story compared to the end." --CM Magazine

Mermaid Dreamsinvites children to test the waters of independence from parents, and reassures them that they are not alone in this quest. Using the language of a childs dream world and the shapes and colors of their own crayon box perspective, Kate Pugsley adds a new vibrancy to the enduring mermaid myth. --Imaginary Elevators

A dreamy beach day outing. --Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

KATE PUGSLEY is an illustrator, painter and surface designer living in Chicago. She grew up in Cleveland before moving to Providence, Rhode Island, to attend the Rhode Island School of Design, where she achieved a BFA in Illustration. She designs fabrics for Italian fashion brand Lazzari and cards and stationery for Red Cap Cards, and has done illustrations for Flow Magazine, The New York Times, Tiffany & Co., Everlane, the United Nations, 3M, and children's furniture brand The Land of Nod. Mermaid Dreams is her debut picture book.