I love these illustrations. They’re so bright and colorful that kids are going to want to turn page after page. This song rhymes well, has a great cadence, and moves happily along. The one thing that I find is weird is every stanza starts with bless.  Bless this, bless that. There’s no wrap up. There’s no understanding of what it means to bless. Is this a religious book or is this a word being used in place of something the author can’t name? Overall, I like this book and I can see getting checked out a lot, but I do find it a little odd. 

I grabbed this book off of Net Galley because my daughter loves mermaids, like any little girl so I figured she would enjoy this read. We really enjoyed the pictures. I didn’t realize because I didn’t read the synopsis that it was all about blessings aka religious or how I felt about it. It had some rhyming in it. 
I’m not sure if I would recommend it.

Thanks to Netgalley and Astra Publishing House for the book to read.

5 plus
This is the perfect bedtime rhyming story for MerMay. I am so grateful that publishers aren't all into the AI trend, this artist is amazing, and the story is sweet and inspiring. On each page or double (amazing pages) we can search for the sea creatures listed at the front of the book. It's beautiful and an homage to the ocean. Very beautiful. I want to be one of these Mermaids and share my friendship with all living things. 
Let's protect our oceans.
Thank you, Netgalley and publisher for this e-arc.