The beauty of this book is that each poem is accompanied by a full-page beautiful illustration. The adult narrator will read the poem to the child, and the child will be able to identify in the image everything that is in the poem. Each poem is about a mermaid, but the beginning of the book concerns how the mermaids are instructed by a red octopus to fulfill their mermaid duties. Girls will love the book and that is the targeted audience.

This is Mr. Whitmer's 4th children's book, and the first book in a trilogy about mermaids. Mr. Whitmer is a retired F.B.I. Agent, College Professor, and Lawyer. His avocation is writing and he hopes that this book will be as fun to read as it was to write.