This exquisitely illustrated story can only add to Shirley Barber's reputation as Australia's 'undisputed queen' of modern fairy books. The underwater scenes of golden-haired mermaids, playful dolphins, sunken ships and the city of the merpeople are pure magic. With its glorious tropical setting and wealth of minute visual details, this story of a mermaid in distress is a sheer delight - a book to pore over and treasure.