Sanne te Loo

Of all things imaginable, I liked drawing the most. However, a sheet of paper was way too small for me. And in the streets, people would walk over my drawings. One day –when it is raining so hard that the drawings are washed from the sidewalk –a man walks by. He is Anselmo, an old painter. He offers the young artist shelter in his house. Anselmo comes from a parrot island and makes enchanting paintings. Between Anselmo and the young artist a very special friendship blossoms... until the day Anselmo decides to return to his island. For a moment, a dream seems to fall apart. But Anselmo has taken care of the young artist’s future! Sanne te Loo has made a moving tribute to people who value children.

It’s the last day of the holidays. Pearl walks along the beach and finds something extraordinary in the sand – a pair of mermaid shoes. Pearl tries on the shoes, which in fact are scuba flippers. They fit perfectly. She really is a mermaid. Back home, Pearl wears her mermaid shoes everywhere. The children at school laugh at her but she’s not discouraged. She makes a fishy mermaid tail and sets off to find the sea. After much searching, Pearl finds a different kind of home just right for a young mermaid – the city fountain. A tender and gently inspirational story. This delightful picture book quietly captures the heart.