The World of Emily Windsnap: Shona Finds Her Voice

by Liz Kessler, Joanie Stone (Illustrator)

Overview

With her best friend’s help, can mermaid Shona get up the nerve to share her singing talents at school? A new reader for younger fans based on the New York Times best-selling Emily Windsnap novels.


Emily Windsnap’s best friend, Shona Silkfin, is a mermaid who loves to sing . . . but only when she is by herself. So when Shiprock School announces a talent show whose winner will have the honor of meeting King Neptune, everyone is excited to perform—except Shona, who is too nervous to sign up. But when Emily overhears her friend singing, she’s amazed by Shona’s beautiful voice. With Emily’s encouragement, Shona decides to enter the talent show—and when she anxiously takes the stage, Shona knows that her best friend is cheering her on, giving her the courage to sing loud and proud in front of everyone, even the King of the Oceans. Based on the New York Times best-selling series by Liz Kessler, this underwater adventure offers a sweet story about a confidence-bolstering friendship to new readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536229233
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Series:	The World of Emily Windsnap , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	14 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Liz Kessler is the author of the best-selling Emily Windsnap series, the Philippa Fisher series, the novels North of Nowhere, A Year Without Autumn, and Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins?, and a series of early readers about Poppy the Pirate Dog. Liz Kessler lives with her partner and their dog in England.

Joanie Stone spends her days painting in her studio in the country, surrounded by nature. She uses her background in animation to bring life and movement to her characters. She was born and raised in Virginia, where she still lives with her husband and young daughter.

When Liz was quite young (about eight) she wanted to be a poet. She grew up and did lots of other things, but then in 1999 she suddenly realized she wanted to write a book. She says, “It was as though I’d remembered what I’d always wanted to do, and I’ve never looked back.”

About mermaids, she says, “I am fascinated by the sea and all the mysteries of the ocean. It’s so huge and there is so much of it that we haven’t discovered and know nothing about. To me, mermaids represent the possibilities of what might just exist, on the edges of our imaginations and our world.”

Liz recently spent a year traveling around Europe in a camper van with her best friend and her dog, Poppy. She lives in England.

Editorial Reviews

The story is relatable and sure to resonate with young readers. Stone’s artwork helps bring to life the mythical landscape of Emily’s world, with soft, graceful images that take the underwater theme beyond the eye-catching covers of the original books. . . . A sweet, engaging tale whose beautiful illustrations propel young merfolk through adventure and fantasy.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2022-06-08
Merfolk are just like the rest of us—some are outgoing and feisty, while others are too shy to let their fins sparkle in the light.

Shona Silkfin stars in this installment of The World of Emily Windsnap, an underwater fantasy series about mermaids. Shona has a lovely singing voice, but she’s too shy to share it with the world, afraid others will laugh at her. When Shona’s best friend, Emily, accidentally overhears Shona crooning, she encourages Shona to join the other merkids in the upcoming talent show. Emily, who’s half-mermaid, half-human, confides that she used to worry about being different as she urges Shona to embrace what sets her apart. Though Shona still frets, Emily volunteers to go with her as a guest to support her friend. With this installment, Kessler continues to wade into early chapter book territory, making the books even more accessible to younger readers. The story is relatable and sure to resonate with young readers. Stone’s artwork helps bring to life the mythical landscape of Emily’s world, with soft, graceful images that take the underwater theme beyond the eye-catching covers of the original books.

A sweet, engaging tale whose beautiful illustrations propel young merfolk through adventure and fantasy. (Chapter book. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews