Lily the Pond Mermaid

From the creator of Ella's Night Lights comes a new tiny heroine - Lily, the pond mermaid, in a story about friendship, community and dealing with childhood worries and anxieties.Ponds are lush green places, full of busy life. And some ponds, if you look hard enough, even have a secret: pond mermaids. Just like Lily. In her beloved pond home, is her whole world - all her dragonfly, damselfly, butterfly, snail, frog and fish friends. But ponds are vulnerable places and Lily worries about keeping everyone safe ... and her worry grows and grows. When a storm hits the pond and everything becomes covered in a tangle of storm debris, Lily becomes overwhelmed. But then she finds, bubbling up inside, a little flicker of courage to reach out, talk about her worries and ... ask for help.

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Lucy Fleming has been an avid doodler and bookworm since early childhood, and graduated from the University of Lincoln with a first-class honours degree in Illustration. She is the author-illustrator of Ella's Night Lights and Lily, the Pond Mermaid, Oak: the Littlest Leaf Girl and has illustrated a number of books including Small Person's Guide to Grandmas, written by Jane Clarke. Find her online at lucyflemingillustrations.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @IllustrateLucy, where she has 224,000 followers. Lucy Fleming has been an avid doodler and bookworm since early childhood, and graduated from the University of Lincoln with a first-class honours degree in Illustration. She is the author-illustrator of Ella's Night Lights and Lily, the Pond Mermaid, Oak: the Littlest Leaf Girl and has illustrated a number of books including Small Person's Guide to Grandmas, written by Jane Clarke. Find her online at lucyflemingillustrations.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @IllustrateLucy, where she has 224,000 followers.

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A stunning picture book about a tiny, but very big-hearted, pond mermaid called Lily who lives in a magical pond world with all her underwater friends - dragonflies, damselflies, snails, frogs and fish!

From the creator of Ella's Night Lights, this is a truly cosy and uplifting bedtime read about kindness, community, looking after nature, knowing when to ask for help and recognising the great courage and strength in reaching out.

Lily's beloved pond home is her whole world. But ponds are vulnerable places and Lily worries about keeping everyone safe ... and her worry grows and grows. When a storm hits the pond and everything becomes covered in a tangle of storm debris, Lily becomes overwhelmed. But then she finds, bubbling up inside, a little flicker of courage to reach out, talk about her worries and ... ask for help.

Through sharing her fears, she is reassured that she is not alone. In fact ... she never was.

Ideal for fans of myth, magic, fantasy and, of course, mermaids, but with a truly cosy, and familiar, picture book touch!

Have you met Lily's enchanting picture book friends?

- Ella's Night Lights
Ella is a little moth girl who only comes out at night to collect shimmering lights and guide other animals to safety...

**- Oak, the Littlest Leaf Girl **
Oak is the littlest leaf girl on the tree... What will happen when autumn is over? Can Oak take a leap and embrace change?