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Read in Stories in the Park
By Moly Idle
New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2018. Picture book.

When young Pearl, a mermaid, becomes caretaker of a single grain of sand, she discovers that performing even the smallest task well can transform the world.

Read in Stories in the Park
By Candy Gourlay
Illustrated by Francesca Chessa
Hereford, England: Otter-Barry Books, 2018. Picture book.

Set in the Philippines, this picture book is about a very magical dugong who thinks she's a mermaid.
Read in Canopy Capers
By Alison Murray
New York: Little, Brown and Co, 2021. Picture book.

Sharky is the meanest, most fearsome creature in the deep until an accidental encounter with a tiny crab shows her a better way in this tale reminiscent of "The Lion and the Mouse."
Read in Canopy Capers
By Beth Ferry
Illustrated by Ben Mantle
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2015. Picture book.

Bobby wants a shark for his birthday, so he is disappointed when his parents get him a puppy instead -- but this puppy turns out to be a bit of a shark herself.
Read in Book Babies
By Amy Sky Koster
Illustrated by Lisel Jane Ashlock
Mankato, MN: Creative Editions, 2020. Board book.

Shells come in so many beautiful patterns, shapes and textures, but they can have surprising uses!
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