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Children's Fiction Mermaids

Shark Girl

illustrated by Kate Beaton

Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2025
Category
Mermaids, Humorous Stories
Recommended Age
3 to 6
Recommended Grade
p to 1
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781250184924
    Publish Date
    Feb 2025
    List Price
    $24.99

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A laugh-out-loud picture book with a feel-good message from bestselling comics creator Kate Beaton about a half-human-half-shark bent on revenge after a greedy fishing captain messes with her waters – perfect for fans of We Don’t Eat Our Classmates and The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors.
When Shark Girl is captured by an evil fishing captain's net, she makes a vow... for REVENGE!
With the sea witch's help, Shark Girl becomes a human sailor and launches a plan... for MUTINY!
But Shark Girl needs the help of her crew mates before she can enact her plan. Will Shark girl SINK... or SWIM?
Bestselling creator Kate Beaton has created a subversive and hilarious spin on the classic little mermaid fairytale that will inspire little readers to seek their own revenge on behalf of justice!

About the author

 

Kate Beaton est auteure de Diantre! un manant, un recueil de bandes dessinées classé au palmarès du New York Times et de l'album illustré La princesse et le poney. Elle est lauréate de nombreux prix Harvey et ses dessins ont paru dans le New Yorker. Kate a grandi sur l'île du Cap-Breton, en Nouvelle-Écosse.

 

Kate Beaton is the author of The Princess and the Pony, which received four starred reviews and was selected as an ALA Notable Children's Book, and Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops!, both #1 New York Times bestselling comics collections. Kate is the recipient of multiple Harvey awards, and her cartoons have been featured in the New Yorker. Kate lives in Canada, and you can find her online at www.beatontown.com, or on Twitter and Tumblr as @beatonna.

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