The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Campbell, K. G.

The Mermaid and the Shoe

32 pp. | Kids Can | April, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55453-771-6 $16.95

(2) K-3 When a shoe drops into the sea, little mermaid Minnow (least exceptional of King Neptune's fifty daughters) investigates. What she discovers is "an odd creature...a landmaid." Minnow tells her family, and the kingdom's newfound storyteller-adventurer is born. Campbell's tale shows that a little imagination and a lot of inquisitiveness go a long way. The watercolor and pencil-crayon illustrations have a sense of motion and playfulness.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2014