The Marvelous Market on Mermaid

The Marvelous Market on Mermaid is simply one of our favorite books - not only does our son (age 2) love the rhythm and rhyme of the story and the beautifully detailed illustrations, but my wife and I and our baby sitters love reading it as well. It is very easy to lapse into a sing-song like reading that moves you page to page - so much so that we found ourselves telling our son the story from memory on a recent car drive. What amazes me most about the story is the subtle social equity issue that is addresses - when the man with the tattered hat ends up incorporated into the little family composed of the grandmother and grandaughter who tell the story. I highly recommend this book to all.