Award-winner Chris Riddell introduces A Mermaid's Diary, a gorgeous holiday read, fully illustrated in black and white throughout and perfect for 7 to 9 year old fans of Ottoline and Goth GirlMeet shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw.She lives in the quiet backwater of Sleepy Cove, collects messages in bottles, rides seahorses and enjoys the hobby of 'walking' on the beach and visiting friends.Life is perfect, until Atalanta learns of plans by developers Bristle & Splinter to transform Sleepy Cove into a luxury, seaside golf resort. Realizing that this plan will destroy her home, she enlists the help of her friends, old and new, to try to stop it . . .