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Brett, Jan

The Mermaid

32 pp. | Putnam | August, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-17072-0 $18.99
(3) K-3 Drawing on a trip to Okinawa, Japan, and an encounter with the New England Aquarium's famous octopus, Brett recasts "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" with a mermaid named Kiniro and three Pacific octopuses. The retelling is faithful, with just a few changes and the addition of a puffer-fish sidekick, but the lavish illustrations are pure Brett, playing extravagantly with undersea and Okinawan motifs.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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