Seize Mariana And The Merchild: A Folk Tale From Chile Authored By Caroline Pitcher EBook

lonely old woman named Mariana, living by herself in a tiny seaside hut, is given a very special gift in this traditional Chilean tale, gracefully retold by Caroline Pitcher, and beautifully illustrated by Jackie Morris.
Longing for company, but seemingly unable to befriend the local village children loving the sea, but fearful of the howling seawolves who would emerge during stormy weather, Mariana spent her days alone.
Until the morning, that is, that she found a lovely little redhaired merchild washed up on shore, and with the mother Sea Spirit's permission became its fostermother, Mariana loved the merchild more than anything in the world, and took great joy in caring for her, although she knew that one day her charge must return to the sea.
Would she be more alone than ever, when that day came, or would the coming of the merchild change Mariana's life in a more permanent way, . .

Taken from Brenda Hughes' sitelinkFolk Tales from Chile, this wonderful story addresses so many important themes childless women, and how they are perceived in society the elderly, and how they interact with the young our relationship to the natural world, and how we both depend upon it for our very lives, and are vulnerable to its extremes in an oblique,

rather than didactic fashion.
The story itself is quite appealing who doesn't love the idea of discovering a magical being, and befriending it and the illustrations are gorgeous! Jackie Morris whose sitelinkTell Me a Dragon is likewise beautiful has a style that seems ideally suited for fantastic tales.
Highly recommended to all young folklore enthusiasts, mermaid lovers, and Jackie Morris fans! This was a beautiful folktale beautifully illustrated, I especially like Jackie Morris' illustration of the "sea wolves"waves that end in wolves' heads, Charming, and highly recommended! Beautiful story, Really beautiful illustrations! I liked the gentle story, This story is bittersweet with beautiful illustrations, Beautiful beautiful prose and illustrations, An interesting folktale in its own right, but definitely had a South American flavor in its pictures and some things they had no qualms about displaying, It wasn't a huge surprise, as I'd heard plenty of stories from friends and brothers who served missions in South America, But I don't think I can pass that off in a story time, Perhaps I can book talk it, but, Marvelous art and an enchanting story, I particularly look to children's books for hope and timeless tales, In this beautifully illustrated version, Mariana longs for the company of children and is eventually given a merchild to raise, but not keep, You can see where this is going, yet it does so gently, and with the grace of an excellent tale it seamlessly enfolds loss with love, taking with giving.
Really great book, I got it as a gift for my birthday probablyyears ago and it is still a favorite in my collection I think this is a decent fantasy book for students k.
This book could be used to branch into other subject like what scares them, and lessons that they've learned in life, It wouldn't be my top pick because it seems to lack direction unless you give the students something to contemplate before reading it, This was a beautiful story about a lonely woman who lived on the sea, The children were afraid of her until one day in a storm a merchild is washed ashore and she has a child to love, It is so beautifully illustrated and the detail is gorgeous, I want to read more of her books and see more of the illustrator's work, Beautiful. My sixyearold son picked this book out from the library yesterday on his own, He said it was like The Happy Prince, I didn't know what he was talking about because The Happy Prince is set in Europe and this is a folk tale from Chile, and the stories seemed quite different.


As I was reading this book to my son tonight, he pulled The Happy Prince from the shelf and said, "Look at the eyes, They are the same. " And he was right. The style of illustration is similar, but slightly different, but the eyes, especially the sad eyes, look very much the same, And, as I read the book, I realized that there were more similarities between the two book than just the artwork, And they both made me cry,

Wow! This is awesome! Gorgeous art! I just thought one thing was weird: how the mermaid's hair stuck straight out behind her in the air, If you just flip thought the book, you'll know exactly what I mean! Samuelspent a long time drinking in all the details in the beautiful art and the unusual story it tells.
Beautiful folk tale retelling! I had never heard this story before, but it really stuck with me, The illustrations are so lovely, and it's refreshing to read a story about a community welcoming and sharing knowledge of the magical without trying to capture or tame it.
Lovely sitelink blogspot. com/ A retold Chilean folk tale that is as heartbreaking and heartwarming as Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid, but in a new way, Motherly love shines brilliantly through this story of an older woman who once lived a very solitary life, The illustrations are so beautiful I want to cover my walls with them! I love folk tales! Jackie Morris has provided beautifully illustrations! A must for all elementary libraries! One reason I was attracted to this book is because it is a folk tale, and I love reading folk tales.
I had never heard of this one, The story was great and so were the illustrations, Thought it was sad, because the whole way through there was that thought: she's going to have to return the merchild back to her parents,

Single mom
adoption

Temporary happiness
fulfilment in helping/looking after others
If you love people, one needs to let them go for their own good.

Perhaps can be seen as selfish to keep a child/person to a home to keep the parent company and consequently give the child narrow existence and restrict them from wider experience/exploring the wider world.

This was such a beautifully illustrated book, It was interesting to see a mermaid tale from a South American country, too, Old Mariana longs for friendship, but she is feared by the village children and fearful of the hungry seawolves that hide in the seacaves near her hut, When one day Mariana finds a Merchild inside a crab shell her whole life changes but she knows that one day, when the sea is calm again, the Merchild s mother will come to take her daughter back.

A memorable story of unconditional love, this poetic retelling of a traditional South American folk tale beautifully conveys the joy that may come if you open your heart to what you cannot keep.
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