On a visit to the seaside, Milly is desperate to meet a mermaid. She's sure that if she just wishes hard enough, her dream will come true.

The underwater world of Maudie Smith's lovely tale is brought to life by Antonia Woodward's sumptuous artwork in this lyrical mermaid tale of fun and friendship, perfect for young readers.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Maudie Smith started work as an actress, before moving to Bath with her TV screenwriter husband. She has an MA in Writing for Young People from the prestigious Bath Spa University. Her website is www. maudiesmith. co. uk and you can follow her on Twitter @MaudieSmith Sophie Piper is the pseudonym of an in-house author. Antonia Woodward graduated in 2007 with a first class BA (Hons) degree in illustration and since then has illustrated for picture books, children's magazines, wedding invitations, logo design, website design, and hand-lettered typography. She even designed the logo for her illustration agency!