This is a new translation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid with a surprise story at the end. In truth, I requested it (and got approved!) largely because I was curious about the illustrations. I’ve already read the story of The Little Mermaid and though I imagine there will be some changes with this being a new translation, the overall story is one that I imagine will stay quite the same. Still, I’m excited.

A beautifully illustrated new translation of a beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.

Six young sisters live in the depths of the ocean, longing for the chance to see the beauty of the earth. Most eager of all is the youngest mermaid, who counts the days to her fifteenth birthday when her grandmother will finally allow her to rise to the surface.

Her first sight above the water is a large ship on which a beautiful prince is celebrating his sixteenth birthday. Immediately she falls in love, and so begins her determined quest to join the prince on earth as a human. 

Full of wonder and heart, The Little Mermaid remains one of the most powerful fairy tales ever written, and this new, gorgeously illustrated translation gives it renewed life.

What are your thoughts on this book? Does it sound like something you’d be interested in requesting? Let me know in the comments!

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