A Mermaid's Diary
$28.21
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2025
Summary
Dive into a mermaid’s diary and discover all the underwater secrets in this fantasy adventure from award-winning Chris Riddell, a gorgeous holiday read, fully illustrated in black and white throughout and perfect for 7 to 9 year old fans of Ottoline and Goth Girl.
“Charming, witty, imaginative, and packed with an unbelievable amount of stunning artwork” - The Bookseller
Meet shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw. She lives in the quiet backwater of Sleepy Cove, collects messages in b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529009392 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529009391 |
| Author: | Chris Riddell |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 139mm x 206mm |
| Series: | A Mermaid's Diary |
| Audience Age: | 7-9 |
Critics Review
Charming, witty and imaginative, and packed with an unbelievable amount of stunning artwork for the price point. This might be one of the best books to be published for 7-9 year-olds this year. * The Bookseller *
This gorgeous book, written as a diary with Riddell’s stunning illustrations, is so packed with literary puns and cultural jokes that I had to read it twice in case I missed something. The first in a series, this is the perfect summer read. * Daily Mail *
Allusive, humorous and fabulously illustrated, this 7+ diary adventure is stuffed to the gills with charm. * The Guardian *
Full of Riddell’s richly detailed and intricate black and white illustrations, this utterly charming and comedy-infused fantasy adventure delivers a seductive blend of friendship, underwater fun and imagination. – Pan Norfolk * Lancashire Post *
Packed with puns and cultural jokes, Riddell’s illustrations are stunning * Daily Mail best children’s books for holiday reading *
Chris Riddell’s A Mermaid’s Diary will enchant 7+ beachcombers. Illustrated with a bewitching wit and elegance, and with slippery literary jokes and puns to amuse adults, it recounts how a shy young mermaid, Atalanta, fights plans to develop Sleepy Cove into a luxury seaside golf resort. * New Statesman *
Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children’s Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children’s Book Award 2013. His work also includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family.
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