Mermaid Day

Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

From the best-selling creators of Unicorn Day comes a mer-tastic celebration as all sorts of sea creatures celebrate Mermaid Day!

Hooray Hooray!It's Mermaid Day!Shake your tailfin!Splash and play!Bubbles popping,One, two, three,Mermaid magicFills the sea!On Mermaid Day, the mer-queen throws a big bash. She decorates with seashell garlands and seaweed bows. Creatures of all kinds arrive. Dolphins dance, narwhals play ring toss. But who's that lurking in the dark—is that a shark?But mermaids know this shark won't bite. He's just shy. As night falls the guests say goodbye to a mer-mazing day.

About the Author

DIANA MURRAY is the bestselling author of Unicorn Day—of which Publishers Weekly wrote "Readers are sure to wish for their own Unicorn Day"—as well as One Snowy Day. Her poems have appeared in magazines, including Highlights for Children. She grew up in New York City and still lives nearby with her firefighter husband and two daughters. Visit her at dianamurray.com.LUKE FLOWERS is the illustrator of Unicorn Day and the New York Times bestseller A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers. He also wrote and illustrated Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The ABC Storybook and illustrated That Monster on the Block. Luke lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. You can find him online at lukeflowerscreative.com.