"The Fish in Room 11," Heather Dyer, Chicken House; 2005;160 pp.

The goings-on at The Grand are just plain fishy and this isn't because the hotel sits slap-bang upon the ocean front. It has more to do with the new guests in Room 11.

Heather Dyer's "The Fish in Room 11" is an endearing little tale for young readers with a very modern take on mermen and their female counterparts, mermaids.