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32 pp.
| Viking |
September, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-670-03529-7$$15.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
G. Brian Karas.
This takeoff on "The Little Mermaid," L.A. style, pairs the Mer-Princess with a surfer and shows her eagerly shopping for shoes, once she has the feet to wear them. Karas glitzes up his lively, stylized artwork with day-glo pinks and oranges, which suit the beach party atmosphere of the catchy, though sometimes contrived, rhyming text.