Sukey and the Mermaid by Robert D. San Souci - Paperback

A mermaid offers a young girl a magical escape in this lushly told and luminously illustrated Coretta Scott King Honor–winning picture book.

Sukey’s new step-pa is a mean, bossy man she calls “Mister Hard-Times.” He makes her work in his garden all day and Sukey’s ma doesn’t seem to care. One day, when her step-pa isn’t looking, Sukey takes her chance to run away to her secret hiding place by the sea.

There, she meets Mama Jo, a beautiful black mermaid. Mama Jo’s got a surprise for Sukey: a magical kingdom beneath the sea without time or pain. But there are also no people. Is it really better than the world above?

• Ages 5 to 8 years
• Format: Paperback
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 10.5"
• Illustrated by Brian Pinkney 
• By Robert D. San Souci
• ISBN: 978-0-689-80718-3