{"product_id":"sukey-and-the-mermaid-9780689807183","title":"Sukey and the Mermaid","description":"\u003cb\u003eA mermaid offers a young girl a magical escape in this lushly told and luminously illustrated Coretta Scott King Honor-winning picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSukey'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere, 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-322678\"\u003eRobert D. San Souci\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.54h x 9.42w x 0.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689807183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 068980718X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV011010\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV012030\"\u003eFairy Tales \u0026amp; Folklore | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV037000\"\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Magic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert D. San Souci is the critically acclaimed author of many popular books for young people. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrian Pinkney has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eMartin Rising\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIn Your Hands\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e On the Ball\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Faithful Friend\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Duke Ellington\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Drums\u003c\/i\u003e. His many awards include two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustration Award, four Coretta Scott King Illustration Honors, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Brian lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Andrea Davis Pinkney. Visit him at BrianPinkney.net.","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459821056237,"sku":"9780689807183","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_3feb1930-2200-487a-879b-21d9ddf2e43a.jpg?v=1753649839","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/sukey-and-the-mermaid-9780689807183","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}