The Mermaid and the Seahorse

In a wide blue ocean, a little mermaid named Marina spends her days exploring the bright coral reef near her home. She wears a pearl pendant given to her by her grandmother, a treasure that shines like a tiny moon. One sunny morning, while playing hide-and-seek with the fish, the cord comes loose and the pearl slips away into the reef. Marina searches everywhere, but the reef is huge and full of twisting coral, and she grows sad and worried.

A tiny orange seahorse named Pip peeks out from behind a pink coral and offers to help. Marina doubts that such a small creature can do much, but Pip knows every passage in the reef and leads her through narrow gaps, dark tunnels and a low arch that she cannot pass. This warm tale by Jane MEADOW can be read on Kids Tale Book, and it suits children who are beginning to read longer stories as well as anyone sharing a picture book about friendship and courage.