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Remarkables Kindle Edition
by
Lisa Mantchev
(Author),
David Litchfield
(Illustrator)
Format: Kindle Edition
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“Breathtaking.” —School Library Connection
“Enchanting art.” —Publishers Weekly
Journey meets Pearl in this transcendent picture book about a mermaid finding her forever home, created by the author of Strictly No Elephants, Lisa Mantchev, and The Bear and the Piano author-illustrator David Litchfield.
When a boy is out swimming and looking for fish, he meets a mermaid instead. She is all alone. He welcomes her to his home and his circus family. Though she misses the ocean, she feels she has found a new family and home. With lyrical text and luminous artwork, Remarkables is a story of friendship and finding home. What a remarkable place the world is.
“Enchanting art.” —Publishers Weekly
Journey meets Pearl in this transcendent picture book about a mermaid finding her forever home, created by the author of Strictly No Elephants, Lisa Mantchev, and The Bear and the Piano author-illustrator David Litchfield.
When a boy is out swimming and looking for fish, he meets a mermaid instead. She is all alone. He welcomes her to his home and his circus family. Though she misses the ocean, she feels she has found a new family and home. With lyrical text and luminous artwork, Remarkables is a story of friendship and finding home. What a remarkable place the world is.
- Reading age4 - 8 years
- Print length40 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- PublisherSimon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
- Publication date10 September 2019
- ISBN-13978-1481497176
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Review
In an enigmatic story, a boy snorkeling in the waters off a Coney Island-like amusement park has an unexpected encounter: "The world is a remarkable place, which means sometimes you go looking for a fish... and meet a mermaid instead," Mantchev writes pensively. In a sequence of wordless tableaus, the mermaid--nymphlike in Litchfield's enchanting art, with blue-green hair and a coppery tail--takes the boy to the ruins of her underwater home. On the surface, a circus is in full swing, full of revelers in long dresses and top hats. The mermaid and boy travel with the circus from city to city, the mermaid performing in small pools, then a glass aquarium. Readers may wonder at the mermaid's decision to give up the ocean for circus life, but the choice is clearly her own--as is her decision to eventually return home ("Sometimes we go looking for an adventure only to discover exactly where we belong").--Publishers Weekly "May 20, 2019 " --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
About the Author
Lisa Mantchev is the author of many picture books, including Strictly No Elephants, which garnered awards and rave reviews and is published in fourteen countries. The New York Times called it a sunny, smart, tongue-in cheek tale. Her latest, Jinx and the Doom Fight Crime!, received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews: Jinx and the Doom will captivate readers with their irresistible fun. Lisa lives on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state with her family. Visit her website at LisaMantchev.com.
David Litchfield is the author-illustrator of The Bear and the Piano, which won the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize in the illustration category and has sold in twenty-four countries. He is also the author-illustrator of Grandads Secret Giant and the illustrator of many books for young readers. He lives in England with his family. Visit his website at DavidLitchfieldIllustration.com. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
David Litchfield is the author-illustrator of The Bear and the Piano, which won the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize in the illustration category and has sold in twenty-four countries. He is also the author-illustrator of Grandads Secret Giant and the illustrator of many books for young readers. He lives in England with his family. Visit his website at DavidLitchfieldIllustration.com. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
Product details
- ASIN : B07P5H7K43
- Publisher : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; Illustrated edition (10 September 2019)
- Language : English
- File size : 19449 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Not enabled
- Enhanced typesetting : Not Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Not Enabled
- Print length : 40 pages
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Lisa Mantchev writes award-winning picture books for kids (STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS has been translated into eleven languages and turned into a musical!) speculative fiction for teens, and urban fantasy for grown-ups.
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Tomas Milo
5.0 out of 5 stars
A remarkable combination of illustration and text
Reviewed in the United States on 21 September 2019Verified Purchase
I’m a huge fan of David Litchfield’s illustrations, and I loved the combination of his artwork with the poetic text of the author. This is a simple book to read, it is not heavy with text, but that helps give it a dream like quality and makes “reading” the illustrations just as important. A real sweet story of friendship and belonging.
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PennyR
4.0 out of 5 stars
A mermaid, a circus, and finding a family
Reviewed in the United States on 11 September 2019Verified Purchase
Sweet story of finding a family and the place you belong. Deep, rich, vibrant colors bring the mermaid and the circus boy to life. "Some memories become the stories written on your heart."

Lyndal Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful story with an amazing message
Reviewed in the United States on 3 October 2019Verified Purchase
This book has a wonderful story with an amazing message. I’m a nanny and I surprised the kids with the book and their mother loves the book as well, she said it gave her chills to read it! Lisa is a wonderful author who always has a story to tell with meaning.