The Melancholic Mermaid

Deep in the sea, where whales drift like dark clouds above a coral kingdom, a beautiful merbaby was born with not one, but two shimmering tails…

Maude likes her two tails, until the other merchildren begin teasing her for being different. She doesn't think things can get worse. But then she is captured by a fisherman. Meanwhile, on land, Tony faces difficulties of his own. Born with webbed fingers, he too is an outcast.

Hoping to find acceptance, he joins a circus. But the Ring Mistress is cruel and life there is unbearable. Until the circus purchases the mermaid.

Tony and Maude slowly become friends. Will they find a way to escape not only the terrible circus, but also their own sorrows?

Two unique characters and two different worlds mean twice the adventure in this new fairy tale with stunning art by Abigail Halpin.

Written by Kallie George, illustrated by Abigail Halpin
ISBN: 978-1-897476536 | $16.95 US | $18.95 Cdn
Published by Simply Read Books: www.simplyreadbooks.com

Mr. M ~ The Exploring Dreamer

Mr. M is an art book of surrealistic images and musings of a dreamer who travels through mind and space as he explores in search of belonging. Created from a selection of Soizick Meister’s Mr. M paintings that seemed to tell a story of their own, the story incorporates idioms based on the artwork as well as arcane words. Like Mr. M, such word usage is imbued with mystery. The intention is to encourage alternative readings of Mr. M’s journey and introduce the intrepid dreamer to an audience beyond the art gallery, allowing readers to imagine his journeys and adventures, his struggles and searches, for themselves. Visit www.soizimage.com for more Mr. M art.

By Sozick Miester with words by Kallie George
ISBN: 978-1-897476-51-2 | $16.95 US | $18.95 Cdn
Published by Read Leaf: www.readleaf.ca