cover image Mermaid's Manual [With Stickers and A Removable Mermaid Tail, Tiara, Shell Bracelet]

Mermaid's Manual [With Stickers and A Removable Mermaid Tail, Tiara, Shell Bracelet]

Dawn Apperley. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, $16.95 (20pp) ISBN 978-1-58234-888-9

Seaworthy maidens can consult the clamshell-shaped The Mermaid's Manual by Dawn Apperley for pointers on everything from how to swim, make glittery sea-sparkle lotion or to recognize different shells and jewels. Stylish accoutrements, including a student card, fishtail, stickers, a bracelet, tiara and locket allow them to dress the part. In the cartoonish and abundantly cheery illustrations, mermaid students converse through speech bubbles. .