When lonely Mariana finds a Merbaby on the sea shore, hidden inside a crab shell, she loves her more than she's ever loved anything. She takes the baby home and as she grows, the Merchild brings joy to Mariana's life. But Mariana knows that one day, when the sea is calm again, the Merchild's mother, the Sea Spirit, will come to take her daughter back again.
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Winner of the Fidler Award, the Scholastic/Independent Story of the Year Award and an Arts Council Award, Caroline is a popular and talented author. For A & C Black, she has written Please Don't Eat My Sister! (Comix) and Cast Away! (Graffix).
More about Caroline PitcherJackie Morris is an author and illustrator, photographer and painter. She lives in a small house beside the sea in Wales. Her many books include Tell me a Dragon, The Snow Leopard, The Seal Children and How the Whale Became, written by Ted Hughes. She has a lively presence on social media and progress of her work can be followed on her blog: www.jackiemorris
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