The Little Mermaid (Step into Reading, Step 4)

Love it. Exactly as described!

I read this book when I was 8 years old and was so happy I found it for my niece to read as well with her Mom. It’s the original Hans Christian Andersen version/story. Absolutely beautiful illustrations. The original stories though darker taught me a lot growing up. I believe they helped shape me into a better person. I will read the original stories to my children, as my parents did to me.

This is a good book--My 8 year old daughter likes it and can read most of it herself. She likes that it has a few short chapters as well. Again, good book-- fantastic. I recommend it!

Very detailed

My son should enjoy reading this as he gets older. I read it as a child and it still holds up well.

I purchased several of these Step into Reading books for a granddaughter. She is not much for reading yet and I am trying to give her materials to encourage a love of reading. She has really enjoyed all of the Step into Reading books I have sent her so far.

I actually remembered this book from when I was in school and had been looking everywhere for it when I came across it here. I really like this version of the little mermaid. My daughter is 4 and loves it also!

Terrible. The mermaid falls in love with a human at first sight, and asks a witch to make her human so she can have a chance with him. She gives up her voice, her talent and her whole family. The witch tells her that every step she takes will be like stepping on knives. He ends up marrying someone else and the little mermaid considers killing him with a knife. In the end she decides to spare his life and instead she dies. She loses her whole family, her talents and her life for some inconsequential guy she’s never even met. Dark, sad, scary and problematic in every way. On the last page she comes as a ghost/angel to kiss his forehead while he sleeps next to his new wife!

I has this book when I was a child and I wanted to give a copy to my nephew. Top quality and speedy delivery!

I was thrilled to finally find the book I had as a child, yes it’s not the fairytale book a lot of the reviewers were hoping for but that’s because they didnt read the description that this book is the ORIGINAL by Hans Christian Anderson. I would have suggested the reviewers that left bad reviews to have done their research first before buying, as this isn’t Disney.