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The Singing Mermaid

The Singing Mermaid

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  • Create Date：2021-05-24 11:57:45
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Julia Donaldson
  • ISBN：1509862730
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Summary

The Singing Mermaid Did you ever go to Silversands on a sunny summer's day？ Then perhaps you saw the mermaid who sang in the deep blue bay。 Full description

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Mairéad ，

Julia Donaldson books are always a pleasure and this one is no exception！ The pictures are delightfully detailed （the emotions portrayed on the sea creatures faces are wonderful！） and the added glitter is sure to appeal to younger children （3+）。 The story is well thought out with a nice clear villain and the use of rich， rhyming text throughout is perfect for developing young children's awareness of rhythm， rhyme and repetition - key skills for emerging readers。 This is sure to become a firm fav Julia Donaldson books are always a pleasure and this one is no exception！ The pictures are delightfully detailed （the emotions portrayed on the sea creatures faces are wonderful！） and the added glitter is sure to appeal to younger children （3+）。 The story is well thought out with a nice clear villain and the use of rich， rhyming text throughout is perfect for developing young children's awareness of rhythm， rhyme and repetition - key skills for emerging readers。 This is sure to become a firm favourite with young children and will grow well with them from parent/teacher read aloud to independent reading （6-8 yr olds）。 。。。more

Tapani Aulu ，

Kivaa riimittelyä， mutta tarina ja kuvitus ei oikein vakuuttanut。 Ei yhtä hyvä kuin Schefflerin kanssa tehdyt。

Lauren ，

A wonderful picture book for young readers that have vibrant illustrations and different textures such as glitter that provide a sensory element for young readers。 Its about a singing mermaid who lives in Silversands who is promised fortune and fame by Sam Sly at the circus。 However， after being trapped by Sam Sly will her friends from Silversands be able to save her？

Elanur-Dilara Deneri ，

A beautiful book with a good story set to a bouncy rhyme

Freddie D ，

I am yet to find a Julia Donaldson book that isn't completely wonderful。 Lydia Monks' illustrations are also so much fun （I am also a huge fan of What the Ladybird Heard）。 I love that this book seems to subtly acknowledge the cruelty to animals that pervades the circus industry。 I am yet to find a Julia Donaldson book that isn't completely wonderful。 Lydia Monks' illustrations are also so much fun （I am also a huge fan of What the Ladybird Heard）。 I love that this book seems to subtly acknowledge the cruelty to animals that pervades the circus industry。 。。。more

Sylvia Grace ，

Gifted the book to my 5 year old niece on her birthday。 She greatly enjoyed it。

Andrea Zuvich ，

A sad tale of an exploited mermaid that ends happily （though a little poignantly， in my opinion）。 My toddler loves the glitter on each page and has enjoyed reading it many times now。 Julia Donaldson makes some really lovely books。

Donna Franklin ，

Beautiful book by Julia Donaldson。Fantastic rhyming and a great story about a mermaid who was kept at a circus。 Could talk to the children about her feeling and if this was fair？

Anna ，

3 year old loves it - has firmly made it to the regular pile for story time。She loves the embossed and glittery designs on the paper too， scratches and feels them throughout the book。 Lovely and delightful rhyming story for me to read and it has pretty， engaging and colourful illustrations for little one。

Francesca Lee ，

This is about a mermaid that sings to the sea creatures。 She ends up in a circus and has to live in a tank where there is no sea life。 This makes her sad so she wants to leave but the circus won’t let her。 She eventually gets back home to the sea where she is happy as she is singing back to the sea creatures again。

Ian McHugh ，

Whimsical and lyrical。 Brilliantly and vividly illustrated with real glitter！ Florence loves the happy ending。

Sophie Noble-Tuck ，

The Singing Mermaid tells the story of a mermaid who has a beautiful singing voice who is tricked into joining the circus by her horrible owner。 She is forced to sing in the circus and kept in a fish tank but she meets some new friends。 Can she make it back to her home under the sea with the help of her new friends？ The story has lovely poetry that flows beautifully throughout the story。 It also has a range of characters that convey the typical fairy tale story including a bad character and a go The Singing Mermaid tells the story of a mermaid who has a beautiful singing voice who is tricked into joining the circus by her horrible owner。 She is forced to sing in the circus and kept in a fish tank but she meets some new friends。 Can she make it back to her home under the sea with the help of her new friends？ The story has lovely poetry that flows beautifully throughout the story。 It also has a range of characters that convey the typical fairy tale story including a bad character and a good character。 。。。more

josephine ，

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Abi ，

Read to Alice whilst babysitting。 It was quite good actually！！

Disha ，

As always Julia Donaldson comes up with a unique story in a rhyme format and excellent illustrations。 The story is of a mermaid who falls in trap of a greedy circus owner Sam and her success in going back to sea where she belongs It has underlying lessons of not trusting words blindly and strength of friendships。 All in all a fun story with glittery pages which becomes a visual treat

Jenna Mills ，

Sweet and a good starting point for talking about animals in circuses

~☆starlight ，

My Little girl loves this it's a great story for young children and the edition I have is sparkly which makes it that extra bit special， lovely book❤🧜‍♀️ My Little girl loves this it's a great story for young children and the edition I have is sparkly which makes it that extra bit special， lovely book❤🧜‍♀️ 。。。more

Imogen Turner-Stangroom。 ，

This book is very good to read to children， but mainly in my own experiences the illustrations are a nice way to discuss what is going on。 For instance: discussing why the mermaid becomes sad and why do they think she has suddenly become sad。 This is a good way to check and monitor children's understanding， to see if they can recall what has been read。 This book is very good to read to children， but mainly in my own experiences the illustrations are a nice way to discuss what is going on。 For instance: discussing why the mermaid becomes sad and why do they think she has suddenly become sad。 This is a good way to check and monitor children's understanding， to see if they can recall what has been read。 。。。more

Mehsi ，

Een mooi met glitter （zoveel glitter） gevuld prentenboek over een zeemeermin die blijkbaar geen water nodig heeft om te overleven op het land。 Ze gaat， met haar niet slimme hoofd， een deal aan met het circus （ondanks dat al haar vriendjes heel duidelijk zeggen dat het niet een goed idee is， maar waarom zou je luisteren？）， en je mag zelf al raden hoe dat eindigt。 Wel een leuk einde met een hele goede oplossing， kunnen we dit ook aan de andere meerminnen vertellen。 Maar ja， die hebben dan weer het Een mooi met glitter （zoveel glitter） gevuld prentenboek over een zeemeermin die blijkbaar geen water nodig heeft om te overleven op het land。 Ze gaat， met haar niet slimme hoofd， een deal aan met het circus （ondanks dat al haar vriendjes heel duidelijk zeggen dat het niet een goed idee is， maar waarom zou je luisteren？）， en je mag zelf al raden hoe dat eindigt。 Wel een leuk einde met een hele goede oplossing， kunnen we dit ook aan de andere meerminnen vertellen。 Maar ja， die hebben dan weer het hele water is leven ding， dus misschien werkt het toch niet zo goed。 De tekeningen waren best leuk gedaan！ 。。。more

Rom Caitlin ，

Like the Little Mermaid， this mermaid is a talented singer who draws the attention of a man。 This time， it's Sam Sly， the circus owner。 He offers her fame and fortune， taking her away to be in his circus。 （view spoiler）[ But Sam Sly entraps her and treats her awfully。 She longs to escape， but， alas， she cannot walk home， with only a tail as legs。 Thankfully， she is friends with a very intelligent and talented woman who performs in the circus。 Together， they create a plan to escape and enact it t Like the Little Mermaid， this mermaid is a talented singer who draws the attention of a man。 This time， it's Sam Sly， the circus owner。 He offers her fame and fortune， taking her away to be in his circus。 （view spoiler）[ But Sam Sly entraps her and treats her awfully。 She longs to escape， but， alas， she cannot walk home， with only a tail as legs。 Thankfully， she is friends with a very intelligent and talented woman who performs in the circus。 Together， they create a plan to escape and enact it together and the Singing Mermaid lives happily ever after。 A great story for doing compare and contrast activities and helping children to see the gender stereotypes in traditional fairytales。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Janina Rossiter ，

LOVE it！

Jason ，

Julia Donaldson is very good at writing the rhyming story and this is as good as her other work。 A mermaid that loves to sing but gets tricked into joining a circus。。。I won't tell you how it ends but it does feature a seagull。Oh and if you like glitter then this book is for you。 :-） Julia Donaldson is very good at writing the rhyming story and this is as good as her other work。 A mermaid that loves to sing but gets tricked into joining a circus。。。I won't tell you how it ends but it does feature a seagull。Oh and if you like glitter then this book is for you。 :-） 。。。more

Ronni ，

Read this to my granddaughter。 I love rhyming children's books。 Read this to my granddaughter。 I love rhyming children's books。 。。。more

Stephenie Oxley ，

I love to read Rhyming stories to my children but I was a bit unsure of the subject matter in this particular story。

Solveig ，

Rhyming book about a singing mermaid and her not so fun adventures with the circus。 Christmas present for my brother's children。 Rhyming book about a singing mermaid and her not so fun adventures with the circus。 Christmas present for my brother's children。 。。。more

Tina ，

I like prose stories， rhyme stories for children like this one was very enjoyable。 I bought this as a Christmas present for my 5yr old little boy who put it as one of his main things for Christmas。 Though the one we got didn't have a free T-shirt， it had an audio disc instead， he loves audio books。Though he did raise a question to me today "do mermaids always have to be girls"？ I like prose stories， rhyme stories for children like this one was very enjoyable。 I bought this as a Christmas present for my 5yr old little boy who put it as one of his main things for Christmas。 Though the one we got didn't have a free T-shirt， it had an audio disc instead， he loves audio books。Though he did raise a question to me today "do mermaids always have to be girls"？ 。。。more

Lena83 ，

I think this is an amazing kids book and that there is a horrible person stealing the mermaid and someone saving her was a good idea my sister loves the glittery mermaid and thinks that the seagull is very funny tapping his yellow bill I always love reading this book to my sister。

Janey ，

Again， a good book to read with a small child while babysitting。 Art was really nice and the story was good although a little sad at some points。

James Koppert ，

Bought this for Aggie for her birthday which came with a teddy。 what a truly wonderful book and story that we both adored

Reference

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