Little Mermaid: Pop-Up Fairy Tales

Paper engineering turns the familiar tale of a mermaid who longs for the world above the waves into scenes that rise off the page as each spread opens. The retelling keeps the shape of the classic story, from the sea kingdom to the wish for a different life and the price that wish carries, in language short enough for a bedtime sitting. Pop-up constructions do the heavy lifting visually, so a child who cannot yet read still has plenty to look at, point to and talk about while an adult reads aloud. What the format offers: • Three-dimensional spreads that open as the page is turned. • Text kept brief so one spread can be read in a minute or two. • Thick card pages built for small hands and repeat openings. • A gift-shaped size that works on a shelf or under wrapping paper. A good fit for preschool and early-primary children, for shared storytime at home or in a classroom, and for anyone building a first fairy-tale shelf; published by Dreamland Publications and stocked by Boipoka.