Meg Barclay, education consultant and early years reviewer for the School Library Association, reviews picturebooks all about the ocean and what can be found there The Girl and the Mermaid By Hollie Hughes Illustrated by Sarah Massini Bloomsbury Children's Books March 2025, pp32, £7.99 ISBN: 9781526628091 Reading age: 3+ years A beautiful and magical watery adventure, this tender story is sure to delight readers. Follow Alina who lives with her grandmother in a lighthouse by the sea.