{"product_id":"i-am-a-meadow-mermaid-hardcover","title":"I Am a Meadow Mermaid - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKallie George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElly MacKay\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA farm girl with a big imagination turns her landlocked home into an ocean playground in this dreamy picture book for little mermaids everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA little girl dreams of adventures in the water and feels the spirit of the ocean all around her . . . even though she lives on the prairie, with flat land as far as the eye can see. But she won't let a little detail like \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e stand in the way of being a meadow mermaid! Frolicking in the \"waves\" of wheat and \"oceans\" of grass, spying sea horses and . . . a shipwrecked sailor? Even if that shipwreck is actually an overturned bike and the sailor a new kid from a neighboring field, it's still a chance to make a new friend, one with an imagination as expansive and a love of the ocean as deep as the little girl's own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fanciful, whimsical picture book will charm young mermaids and little pirates everywhere, and inspire them to embrace the spirit of the ocean in the things around them, no matter where they live!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKALLIE GEORGE\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, editor and creative writing teacher. Her most recent picture book, \u003ci\u003eMerry Christmas, Anne\u003c\/i\u003e, continues her successful work adapting the Anne of Green Gables series for a new generation and follows \u003ci\u003eIf I Couldn't Be Anne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoodnight, Anne \u003c\/i\u003eas well as her Anne of Green Gables chapter book series. Kallie has written other acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Gift\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSecrets I Know\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDuck, Duck, Dinosaur\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Melancholic Mermaid\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as The Magical Animal Adoption Agency series and The Heartwood Hotel series. She has also taught writing workshops for children and adults across Canada, as well as in South Korea, and currently teaches at Emily Carr University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eELLY MACKAY\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed paper artist and children's book author and illustrator. She wrote and illustrated the picture books \u003ci\u003eIn the Clouds \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRed Sky at Night\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eWaltz of the Snowflakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf You Hold a Seed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eButterfly Park\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Elly's art was also featured on the covers of Tundra's reissues of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon series. Her distinctive pieces are made using paper and ink, and then are set into a miniature theater and photographed, giving them their unique three-dimensional quality. Elly lives in Owen Sound, Ontario, with her two children.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761514414368,"sku":"9780735271371","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f524f33025a7387d8f8737f5254b0b36.webp?v=1780209378","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-am-a-meadow-mermaid-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}