"The Mermaid's Manual" should be a dream come true for many little girls out there. Its vibrant, glittery jacket has a neat press-button on it, which makes this picture-book look like a handy kit for wannabe mermaids.
It seems the Magic Mermaid School is recruiting fresh students for its mermaid-skills classes. There's a bright-pink paper fishtail tucked neatly in Page 1. Pull it out, put in on and get started. Once you've filled in the Mermaid Student I.D. card and pasted your photo on it, it's time to hurry along to class.
Miss Starfish's fishtail class instructs you on how to sit pretty when there's a tail where your legs should be. You might also benefit from trying out two mermaid swimming styles at your local pool -- the shimmy stroke and the dazzle glide.