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  • Mermaids Are the Worst! by Alex Willan book cover
  • Mermaids Are the Worst! by Alex Willan book cover
  • Mermaids Are the Worst! by Alex Willan book cover
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Mermaids Are the Worst!

by Alex Willan Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS YOU

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A goblin’s beach day with unexpected company

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A goblin’s beach day with unexpected company

Gilbert arrives at the beach expecting a goblin getaway, but mermaids’ games disrupt his plans for sun and surf. The setup turns a vacation into a clash between one creature’s idea of relaxation and another’s seaside fun, with an octopus arm-wrestling match among the unusual beach activities. As part of The Worst! picture-book series, the story frames the mermaids’ mischief around the possibility that an irritating first impression can give way to friendship.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 who enjoy picture books about goblins and mermaids
  • Young readers who like humorous seaside adventures
  • Families looking for a story about unlikely friendships

Themes

Vacation mishapsMermaids and goblinsGames and playUnlikely friendship

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Book overview

Gilbert the Goblin's beachside vacation gets ruined by mermaids and their games in the side-splitting latest installment in The Worst! picture book series, where even the strangest of creatures can become the best of friends.

Who doesn't love a good vacation? Soaking up some sun, floating on the waves and...arm wrestling an octopus? When mermaids show up in the middle of Gilbert's goblin getaway, their fin-flapping festivities quickly turn rest and relaxation into stress and aggravation.

This is clearly proof that mermaids are the worst! Can Gilbert find his beachside bliss or will he be caught in the undertow of these seaside shenanigans?
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