Mermaid Lullaby

by Kenneth Kraegel, Kenneth Kraegel (Illustrator)

Overview

Explore the secret colors of a mermaid’s world in a lulling and lyrical story from the creator of the celebrated Mushroom Lullaby.

Today is a good day.
A good day for exploring.
A good day for exploring the colors of this world.

Enter the colorful realm of three mermaid friends and follow them through their enchanting day. Wake to the surprise of a red sunrise, explore a verdant underwater garden, and dive through waves of startling blue. In this delightfully dazzling story, one-of-a-kind creator Kenneth Kraegel nurtures young children’s minds and imaginations by merging a fresh color-concepts story with a soothing lullaby, gently ushering little listeners toward sleep and sweet dreams.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536204667
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	04/19/2024
Series:	Lullaby
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	478,561
Product dimensions:	11.75(w) x 10.06(h) x 0.43(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Kenneth Kraegel is the creator of the picture books King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson, Green Pants, Wild Honey from the Moon, and Mushroom Lullaby, as well as the board book This Is a Book of Shapes. He is a self-taught artist with a unique style and a wonderfully fresh perspective. Kenneth Kraegel lives with his family in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where, in addition to creating books, he also tutors children with reading challenges, such as dyslexia.

Editorial Reviews

2024-03-23
Mermaid children explore a beautiful world, both above and below the waves.

With a beguiling flash of a tail, readers are invited on a dusky, pre-dawn ocean tour. Three young mermaids sleepily awaken: “Today is a good day…A good day for exploring the colors of this world.” And what colors! As the day begins, the trio sit on the rocks and gaze up at a glorious, blood-orange sunrise. The mermaids move through the day, encountering a different color in each scene. They glide through an orange-hued school of fish, dive through green “underwater gardens,” and leap through blue skies and waves. The three enjoy a wonder-filled day until twilight, when at last the sky and the water turn violet, completing the rainbow and reminding them that it’s “time for quiet.” The mermaids head for bed—a cozy nest of bubbles—perhaps to dream of vibrant days ahead. The rich, jewel-toned illustrations are appealing and provide a welcome opportunity for discussion about the different colors of the rainbow. Sparkling wordplay and inspired use of alliteration (“Blooming bright skies surprise our eyes,” “a swimming school of jewels down under”) make for a lovely read, perfect for a bedtime tale or a storytime read-aloud. One of the mermaids is pale-skinned and blond-haired and has a limb difference; the other two are tan-skinned.

A delightful, rainbow-colored way to spend the day. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews