Synopses & Reviews
A laugh-out-loud picture book with a feel-good message from
bestselling comics creator Kate Beaton about a half-human-half-shark
bent on revenge after a greedy fishing captain messes with her waters -
perfect for fans of We Don't Eat Our Classmates and The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors.
When Shark Girl is captured by an evil fishing captain's net, she makes a vow... for REVENGE!
With the sea witch's help, Shark Girl becomes a human sailor and launches a plan... for MUTINY!
But Shark Girl needs the help of her crew mates before she can enact her plan. Will Shark girl SINK... or SWIM?
Bestselling creator Kate Beaton has created a subversive and
hilarious spin on the classic little mermaid fairytale that will inspire
little readers to seek their own revenge on behalf of justice!
About the Author
Kate Beaton is a cartoonist from Mabou, Unama'ki-Cape Breton. She is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of
Ducks: Two Years in the Oilsands,
Hark! A Vagrant,
Step Aside, Pops, and the picture books
The Princess and the Pony and
King Baby. She served as executive producer for
Pinecone & Pony, an animated series for AppleTV+. Kate's work
has won multiple Eisner, Doug Wright, Harvey and Ignatz awards in the
field of comics.
Ducks recently won Canada Reads 2023, and was chosen as one of
Barack Obama's favorite books of 2022, and landed on best of the year
lists from
Time,
The New Yorker,
The Washington Post, and the
New York Times, among others.