The Tail of Emily Windsnap

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781444015096

Price: £6.99

Disclosure: If you buy products using the retailer buttons above, we may earn a commission from the retailers you visit.

Emily Windsnap lives on a boat, but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water. It is only when Emily has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers why: as soon as she gets into the water, she grows a tail!

Soon Emily discovers a glorious underwater world of fishes, coral, shipwrecks and mermaids, and, best of all, she finds a best friend! With mermaid Shona Silkfin by her side, Emily uncovers a surprising family secret and embarks on a quest to reunite her mum and dad.

This enchanting fantasy deals with universal themes of family, friendship, love and justice – all handled with the lightness of touch for which Liz Kessler is so well known.

Reviews

An absolutely enchanting debut - a salty splash of something fresh within the tradition of the mermaid world.
Amanda Craig
An enchanting, original and hugely enjoyable fantasy about a high-spirited girl who discovers she's a mermaid
Francesca Simon
This magical book is perfect holiday reading
Week Junior
Rich and strange
Independent Weekly
Rich and strange
Independent Weekly
Fresh and funny
The Times
Wonderfully imaginative ... like real life, the story has an everyday cheerful bumpy side, and a hidden side of deep loves and poetic longings
INIS
This magical book is perfect holiday reading
Week Junior
Fresh and funny
The Times
Wonderfully imaginative ... like real life, the story has an everyday cheerful bumpy side, and a hidden side of deep loves and poetic longings
INIS
Wonderfully inventive
Daily Express
Wonderfully inventive
Daily Express
10/10
NAYU'S READING CORNER
A great read ... we were gripped from the first chapter
Mizz
A great read ... we were gripped from the first chapter
Mizz