SHIRLEY BARBER | THE MERMAID PRINCESS AND THE TROUBLE AT THE PALACE

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Shirley Barber is an acclaimed author and illustrator whose work has been published in many languages and countries around the world. Sales of her books total well into the millions to date. Shirley, now in her eighties, lives in Melbourne and continues to draw and paint and immerse herself in the world of fairies and her imagination. She comes from a family of fine artists and she herself has a background in wallpaper design and other commercial arts. Along with her beautiful fairy images, many of her paintings include superb illustrations of animals, flowers, and plants, which reflects her deep love of the natural world.

Let this Shirley Barber classic take you back down a road of beautiful childhood memories and nostalgia.

A giant octopus is causing trouble among the merpeople.He has taken over the palace where they live, chained them all up, and told them that he is now the King! Will Sandy the seashore pixie and his friends be able to save the merpeople? What clever plan will they hatch to restore the Merking to his throne? And what will become of the octopus? This is a charming story and a visual feast by the inimitable Shirley Barber.

Specifications: 22.23 x 1.02 x 29.85 cm, 24 pages, full colour throughout, paperback.