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Sukey and the Mermaid
Honor Book:Coretta Scott King Award -Illustrator (1993)
Winner:South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award -Children's (1995)
Sukey's new step-pa is a mean, bossy man. Every day Sukey wakes at dawn to work in the garden. All her step-pa ever does is watch her and yell if she so much as stops to fan herself. Sukey's ma calls him Mister Jones. Sukey prefers the name "Mister Hard-Times".
One day, Sukey runs away to her secret place by the ocean. There, she calls up 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 it's also without people. Is it really better than the world above?
Book Details
- Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
- Publish Date: May 1st, 1996
- Pages: 32
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 10.54in - 9.42in - 0.11in - 0.36lb
- EAN: 9780689807183
- Recommended age: 05-08
- Categories: • African American & Black• Fairy Tales & Folklore - General• Fantasy & Magic
About the Author
San Souci, Robert D.: - Robert D. San Souci is the critically acclaimed author of many popular books for young people. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Pinkney, Brian: - Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including Martin Rising; In Your Hands; On the Ball; The Faithful Friend; Duke Ellington; and In the Time of the Drums. 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.