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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

by Geraldine McCaughreanHans Christian Andersen and Laura Barrett
Hardback
Publication Date: 27/08/2019

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A magical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic The Little Mermaid from renowned author Geraldine McCaughrean and rising-star illustrator Laura Barrett.

Hans Christian Andersen's entrancing tale of love, set between land and sea, is retold by renowned storyteller Geraldine McCaughrean and brought to life in magical silhouette artwork by illustrator Laura Barrett.

When she falls in love with a prince, the little mermaid persuades a sea witch to replace her tail with legs so she can live on land. But the price demanded by the wicked sea witch is great: the mermaid's beautiful voice . . .

With a sparkling foiled cover, this beautiful gift book is a must-have addition to any child's bookshelf!

ISBN:
9781408357231
9781408357231
Category:
Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
27-08-2019
Publisher:
Hachette Children's Group
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
32
Dimensions (mm):
307x248x7mm
Weight:
0.46kg
Geraldine McCaughrean

Geraldine McCaughrean is a multi-award-winning author of picture books, fiction and retellings for children. She has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and the Blue Peter Special Book to Keep Forever Award.

She is also a three-time winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award and a four-time winner of the Smarties Bronze Award. Her titles include the bestselling The Orchard Book of Greek Myths and The Orchard Book of Roman Myths. She lives in Berkshire.

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, in 1805. His Fairy Tales, the first children's stories of their kind, which were published in instalments from 1835 until his death in 1875, have been translated into more than a hundred languages and adapted for every kind of media.

Laura Barrett

Laura Barrett is a London artist specialising in intricate and decorative silhouette illustrations as well as traditional papercut artwork.

She has worked for clients as varied as the BBC, John Lewis, Ted Baker, Taschen, and Toni and Guy. The Snow Queen was her first title for Orchard Books, followed by The Little Mermaid and The Story of the Nativity.

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