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Purrmaids #1: The Scaredy Cat

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Illustrated by Vivien Wu
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Get totally smitten with mermaid kittens in the first book in this new chapter book series! It’s purrfect for fans of Magic Kitten and the Fairy Animals of Misty Wood series.
 
Coral, Shelly, and Angel are best friends. They love exploring their home in Kittentail Cove. On the first day of sea school, their teacher asks everyone to bring in something special to share with the class. Shelly and Angel can’t wait to visit Tortoiseshell Reef to find an extra-special treasure. But the reef is all the way on the edge of the cove and Coral is scared to swim that far away from home. Can this scaredy-cat learn to be brave?
 
These adorable purrmaids will have young readers paws-itively hooked from page one!
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including Chicks Run Wild and Orangutangled. Sudipta lives in New Jersey with her family. View titles by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Vivien Wu is an artist and designer from Southern California. She works as a children's book illustrator at Walt Disney Publishing.   View titles by Vivien Wu

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Get totally smitten with mermaid kittens in the first book in this new chapter book series! It’s purrfect for fans of Magic Kitten and the Fairy Animals of Misty Wood series.
 
Coral, Shelly, and Angel are best friends. They love exploring their home in Kittentail Cove. On the first day of sea school, their teacher asks everyone to bring in something special to share with the class. Shelly and Angel can’t wait to visit Tortoiseshell Reef to find an extra-special treasure. But the reef is all the way on the edge of the cove and Coral is scared to swim that far away from home. Can this scaredy-cat learn to be brave?
 
These adorable purrmaids will have young readers paws-itively hooked from page one!

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Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including Chicks Run Wild and Orangutangled. Sudipta lives in New Jersey with her family. View titles by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Vivien Wu is an artist and designer from Southern California. She works as a children's book illustrator at Walt Disney Publishing.   View titles by Vivien Wu

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