The Good Little Mermaid's Guide to Bedtime

Written by Eija Sumner · Illustrated by Nici Gregory

A fierce mermaid defies bedtime rules, turning the ocean into her playground.

4.1/5 Goodreads · 270 ratings

40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Meet a little mermaid who refuses to follow bedtime rules. Declaring herself a predator, she turns the ocean into her playground, scaring everything in her path. With a shark stuffie as her only companion, she resists sleep at every turn. Will this terror of the deep ever settle down for the night? Dive into this hilarious tale to find out!

From the publisher

This little mermaid is too FIERCE and SCARY and FEROCIOUS to follow The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime . . . well, except the part about snuggling her shark stuffie. A hilarious picture book for kids ages 3 to 7 who are experts at resisting sleep. Once upon an evening, a good little mermaid begins to get ready for bed.Once upon? No. Not once upon. I know what that means. And I’m NOT a good little mermaid. I am a PREDATOR! Thus begins our story of a little mermaid who is anything but good.Sleep? Sleep is for guppies! This little mermaid is a TERROR of the DEEP. Cleaning up and putting toys away? This little mermaid doesn’t need TOYS. The ocean is her playground, and everything in it is afraid of HER. Brushing her teeth and flossing? Never! Well . . . maybe a little bit so they gleam like RAZOR-SHARP BLADES. Cleverly told through a back and forth between The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime and a mermaid who is resisting bedtime at every turn, this story will delight readers with its hilarious illustrations and adorable but VERY SCARY main character. Will she ever go to sleep? Read on to find out.

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