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How to Grow a Mermaid

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Book Synopsis

Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees!

A new customer at the shop buys some mermaid seeds, and Sarah is only too happy to help him grow them. But when the plants are accidentally given too much sugar, their vines spread throughout the town, flooding the streets and causing a whole heap of MER-MAYHEM!

Can Sarah and her new friend use their quick thinking and green fingers to save the day?

This hilarious story celebrating friendship and kindness is the third magical adventure from the author and illustrator of the bestselling stories How to Grow a Unicorn and How to Grow a Dragon.

Our Review Panel says...

How to Grow a Mermaid is a lovely book targeted at younger children due to its rhyming style and humour. This is the latest in a series of ‘How to Grow’ books by Rachel Morrisroe that have already featured unicorns and dragons. Each book ends with a clue as to what the next creature might be and this one is no different. The illustrations by Steven Lenton give the book the magical feel that the words on the page express. Each time you look at a page, you spot a new detail you may have missed before. Although the story is mystical and magical, it is also underpinned by the value of friendship and what that means.