The Little Mermaid

Far out under the ocean, the Little Mermaid dreams of exploring the world above. When she finally turns sixteen, she is allowed to rise to the surface where she falls in love with a young prince. In order to be with him she must become a human, and so makes the most dangerous pact with the Sea Witch.

The Little Mermaid is Hans Christian Andersen’s most celebrated tale, and is adapted here as a graphic novel with beautiful artwork by Eisner award nominated duo Metaphrog, creators of the acclaimed Hans Christian Andersen’s The Red Shoes and Other Tales. A faithful adaptation of the original tale- find out what really happened to the Little Mermaid!

Metaphrog are Franco-Scottish duo Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, winners of the Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2016 for Best Visual Artist. They are the authors of the critically-acclaimed Louis series of graphic novels (Eisner Award nominees for "Best Coloring", "Best Graphic Album New", "Best Title for a Younger Audience"), and were Highly Commended for the Scottish Children's Book Awards. Their graphic novel fairy tale collection, The Red Shoes and Other Tales, was published by Papercutz to international acclaim and their adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid will follow in April 2017.

They are Patrons of Reading at Northfield Academy in Aberdeen 2013-17 (the first graphic novelists to fill such a role) and were Writers in Residence at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2015.