I'm a Mermaid

by Mallory Loehr, Joey Chou (Illustrator)

From the author and illustrator of I'M A UNICORN and I'M A DRAGON comes a Little Golden Book all about a playful mermaid!

I have a shimmering tail and long long hair—down to there!... I'm a mermaid!

So begins a magical introduction to a magical creature. Young children will fall in love with this Little Golden Book starring a playful mermaid and her mer-friends who ride sea horses, sing songs, and babysit dolphins! A terrific follow-up to the Little Golden Books I'm a Unicorn, I'm a Dragon, and I'm a Narwhal .

Genres: Picture Books, Mermaids

24 pages, Hardcover

Published May 10, 2022

Reviews

[Tim]

Every year for her birthday, I always review one of my daughter's books of her choice. This year she has become slightly obsessed with mermaids and this was her immediate choice without any thought.

The book shows you the daily life of mermaids. Some of the things they like to do, how they have fun and how kids can play with them in their dreams. The art is charming and it's all very good natured. That said, there's really not much too this one, and it's not as unique as some of the other Little Golden Books about mythical creatures.

This is something of a sister story to another Little Golden Book I'm a Unicorn. It even features a cameo from one of the unicorns from the other book. Of the two I think the unicorn book is the more charming. It managed to do the same thing, but was a bit more fun. This isn't a bad little read, and if a child loves mermaids than they are almost guaranteed to love it. 3/5 stars.

[Jocelin]

Super cute book about mermaids.

[Katie Mancine]

Boring, pointless book that I can’t stand reading to my kid. I guess if your kid is into mermaids and has no desire for a storyline or good illustrations, this book would be alright for them. It’s the equivalent of your kids watching a repetitive, brain dead kids show on YouTube, but it’s a book so it’s probably a little better than YouTube? One important note: at least this wasn’t drawn or written with AI. AI has set a very low bar if I’m giving this book an extra star just for being created by humans.

Our copy is about to go in a free little library because ‘waste not, want not’, but this book actually belongs in the TRASH.

[Lauren]

Lacking rhythm or rhyme, the saving grace of this book is that it is short and does manage to toss in some fun facts about mermaid lore along with lots of imagination. A decent read-aloud for a mermaid story time for preschoolers and toddlers.

[Meredith]

A mermaid describes what it is like to be a mermaid.

After we read this book, my kindergartner asked if this were a library book and then told me to buy our own copy.

[Slaa!!!]

Love this 😌