The Good Little Mermaid's Guide to Bedtime
by Eija Sumner (Author) Nici Gregory (Illustrator)
This little mermaid is too fierce and scary and ferocious to follow The Good Little Mermaid's Guide to Bedtime . . . well, except the part about snuggling her shark stuffie. A hilarious picture book for kids who are experts at resisting sleep.
Once upon an evening, a good little mermaid begins to get ready for bed. Once upon? No. Not once upon. I know what that means. And I'm not a good little mermaid. I am a predator! Thus begins our story of a little mermaid who is anything but good.Sleep? Sleep is for guppies! This little mermaid is a terror of the deep. Cleaning up and putting toys away? This little mermaid doesn't need toys. The ocean is her playground, and everything in it is afraid of her. Brushing her teeth and flossing? Never! Well . . . maybe a little bit so they gleam like razor-sharp blades.
Cleverly told through a back and forth between The Good Little Mermaid's Guide to Bedtime and a mermaid who is resisting bedtime at every turn, this story will delight readers with its hilarious illustrations and adorable but very scary main character. Will she ever go to sleep? Read on to find out.
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A fierce young mermaid rebels against prim behavioral advice in Sumner's ornery metafictional title. The protagonist's outrage begins in reaction to the titular volume's opening line: "Once upon an evening, a good little mermaid begins to get ready for bed." Responding "I'm not a good little mermaid. I am a predator," she continues to react ferociously to the parallel text. When the guide notes that "a well-moisturized tail will glisten like the night stars," she counters, "I AM THE NIGHT. I AM THE DARKNESS." Gregory's digital artwork casts the merchild with pink skin, flowing blue-green hair, and eyes that widen menacingly. Seafoam-colored scenes show her preparing to chow down on fish, a young snorkler, and even an entire ship before wishing the audience "SWEET NIGHTMARES." It's a story for the bedtime-avoidant whose curmudgeonly antihero truly shines--"LIKE A FLASH OF DANGER." Background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 3-7. (Mar.)
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JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV066000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mermaids
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