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The Little Mermaid (Picture Puffin Books (Sagebrush))
The little mermaid grows up longing to visit the world above the waves. When she is finally old enough to travel to the surface of the sea, her life is changed forever. She rescues a young prince from a shipwreck and, out of love, risks all she has for the chance to win his heart.
Paperback
Published
September 2000
by Picture Puffin Books (Sagebrush)
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This picture book version of "The Little Mermaid" follows Hans Christian Andersen's version fairly closely (nothing to do with the Disney storyline!). With the original themes of yearning and sacrifice, it does not have a happy ending in the traditional sense. The short text appears on every other page, accompanied by full page watercolor renderings of the action. It is for these wonderful illustrations that I recommend using this book, most like...more
This picture book version of "The Little Mermaid" follows Hans Christian Andersen's version fairly closely (nothing to do with the Disney storyline!). With the original themes of yearning and sacrifice, it does not have a happy ending in the traditional sense. The short text appears on every other page, accompanied by full page watercolor renderings of the action. It is for these wonderful illustrations that I recommend using this book, most like...more
A little mermaid dreamed of having a soul and goes to great measure to find what she is looking for.
This original story captivated me with the differences that it had from every Little Mermaid story I had read. This story's main focus was to achieve a soul rather than turn into sea foam. I was surprised that the story was more gruesome then any children’s story I have read. For example the legs that the Little Mermaid walked on was like walking on knives, and the girl was asked ...more
This original story captivated me with the differences that it had from every Little Mermaid story I had read. This story's main focus was to achieve a soul rather than turn into sea foam. I was surprised that the story was more gruesome then any children’s story I have read. For example the legs that the Little Mermaid walked on was like walking on knives, and the girl was asked ...more
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Much better than the Disney version.
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