The Mermaid In The Bathtub

The Mermaid in the Bathtub is a charming, gorgeously retro retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic story “The Little Mermaid,” by beloved Israeli author and illustrator duo Nurit Zarchi and Rutu Modan. One day, a resolutely ordinary young man named Mr. Whatwilltheysay returns home to find Grain-of-Sand, a mermaid, waiting for him in his favorite armchair. Despite his objections, the two embark on a series of very watery adventures as he tries to get rid of her. But ultimately the thought of being seen with half a fish is simply too much for Mr. Whatwilltheysay to bear—what would people say? So broken-hearted Grain-of-Sand returns to the sea in his bathtub, leaving Mr. Whatwilltheysay to resume his pedestrian existence. Mr. Whatwilltheysay soon finds that his beloved landlubber life, however, lacks the splash and shimmer (and bathtub) of his good times with Grain-of-Sand—and acting against all his instincts, he sets off to sea to find her.

CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens, 2008 Fun in the tub! When Sam and Marina spot a mermaid in their parents' fish shop, they take her home to hide her from the adults, who think she's just another fish to fry. The children have to stash the mermaid in water, but they can't keep moving her from the bath to the laundry tub. What are they going to do? And is the mermaid magic? Only Hala Aisha, their father's old friend from Turkey, knows what is going on. And the elderly lady has an idea. . .

What happens when there's a mermaid in your bathtub? Can our hero send her home? Find out in this fun story about making friends, and letting go.

A transcendent tale of a woman's self-discovery—the New York Times–bestselling second work of fiction by the author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings Inside the church of a Benedictine monastery on Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. When Jessie Sullivan is summoned home to the island to cope with her eccentric mother’s seemingly inexplicable behavior, she is living a conventional life with her husband, Hugh, a life “molded to the smallest space possible.” Jessie loves Hugh, but once on the island, she finds herself drawn to Brother Thomas, a monk about to take his final vows. Amid a rich community of unforgettable island women and the exotic beauty of marshlands, tidal creeks, and majestic egrets, Jessie grapples with the tension of desire and the struggle to deny it, with a freedom that feels overwhelmingly right, and with the immutable force of home and marriage. Is the power of the mermaid chair only a myth? Or will it alter the course of Jessie’s life? What happens will unlock the roots of her mother’s tormented past, but most of all, it will allow Jessie to discover selfhood and a place of belonging as she explores the thin line between the spiritual and the erotic.

Personal essays culled from ten years of holiday writing. A combination of nostalgia, whimsy, and sentimentality, wrapped bubbles and served with coffee.

My daughter Angie Smith Melson was a very creative person, an artist. She had a son, Sam and a daughter Mei, from China. My other granddaughter, Jessi was eight years old. One morning in 2007 Angie called me and said, “I wrote a little story for Jessi. I’ll send it you.” And There’s A Mermaid In My Bathtub was born. We as a family enjoyed it immensely and forgot about it. In 2014 Angie died of a brain aneurism. I decided to try to make the story into a book that her family and friends could enjoy. I landed at Authorhouse. I found an illustrator in my family. Paul Yakes agreed to do my illustrations. I provided pictures of Jessi and Mei for inspiration. I hope the book can be enjoyed by many eight year old girls, but for me just the fact that Angie’s work will be immortalized will be awesome. Judy Smith

Mermaids, penguins, whales, ants - will Lisa ever find her way to school? Who wants to go to school? Who wouldn't rather play all day? Lisa has one problem, her pesky parents that think school is important. That's okay, she just needs to find the best possible reason to not go to school today..... A mermaid in her bathtub, penguins in her freezer, teachers eaten by tigers. As Lisa's reasons get wilder and wilder, she finds ever more excuses to keep her at home. What will be the turning point to help her get to school today? There's a MERMAID in my bathtub is the first imaginative adventure from Kim Bonner. Perfect for children worried or nervous about school, the creative excuses and hilarious situations will create secret humor for those tough days when the path to the school gate feels endlessly long. If your kids like What If Everyone Did That? by Ellen Javernick, I Am Not Going to Get Up Today by Dr Seuss or The Pigeon HAS to Go to School by Mo Willems, they'll laugh themselves silly with There's a MERMAID in my bathtub. Buy your copy and enjoy the best excuses you'll ever hear to not go to school today.

I love redheaded men. Yes, redheads. Any shade from strawberry to bright sunset to hot-rod red. I love gingers and they love me. I love the way their freckles stand out. I love the way their necks get red when they get hot, sunburned or turned on. I love the way I can spot one in a room and know they’re going to be mine. I love them so much, I’ve earned a nickname: Pumpkin Pounder. (I’m not going to put that on my resume, but it suits me.) The one thing I love as much as redheads is Halloween night in New York City, so when my friend invites me to a wild costume party aboard an old tug boat, I’m ready for anything...especially meeting the perfect guy. The perfect, redheaded guy...with an Irish accent. Problem is, what if I want him for more than one night? -- PUMPKIN POUNDER is a fairytale remix, a reverse Cinderella story inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas, An Affair to Remember and SATC. Laura Lovely’s Fairytale Remixes promise short hot-n-humorous romances inspired by fairytales, mythology and pop culture.