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Gr 1–4—Created with watercolor and pencil crayon, this tale is unique in its style. One of Neptune's 50 daughters, Minnow doesn't think she is remarkable. In fact, she thinks she's truly useless, with no talent of her own. Her only companion is a little orange sea horse. Minnow is a curious mermaid, always asking questions that no one seems to understand. One day she finds a dainty little red shoe. It is only when she sets out on an adv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Little mermaid Minnow is one of King Neptune's fifty daughters. Each princess is exceptionally talented, except for Minnow, whose only skill -- and a dubious one at that, according to her brattiest sister, Calypso -- is asking questions. When a kicky red pump drops into the sea, Minnow is naturally curious. She makes her way to the ocean's surface to investigate what the thing could be. What she discovers on land is "an odd creature...half mermaid, but with two octopus legs... a landmaid" (i.e., little girl) who takes off h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When a shoe drops into the sea, little mermaid Minnow (least exceptional of King Neptune's fifty daughters) investigates. What she discovers is "...Log In or Sign Up to Read More