Nen and the Lonely Fisherman
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By Ian Eagleton, and and, James Mayhew
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9 reviews
Far out to sea and deep below the whispering waves lives a merman called Nen. Nen spends his days exploring his underwater kingdom, but something is missing: his heart is empty. So, Nen ventures to the forbidden world above and it is here that he meets Ernest, a lonely fisherman. But can two people from different worlds be together and what will happen when a terrifying storm gathers? A lyrical, beautiful celebration of love, acceptance and faith, with a gentle message about how we treat our oceans, and each other.
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Loved the illustrations but the story seemed incomplete.
Really long, a bit tiering good story though
A beautiful and magical story of love, touching on the understanding and acceptance of the two male characters who fall in love in the story.
Lovely book, written beautifully. Touching story of love and friendship.
It was interesting because lots of things happened.
I liked the characters because they had different emotions.
I really enjoyed reading this book as I love modern re-imaginings of well-loved fairytales! I thought that the story featured much-needed diverse representations with male characters at the forefront of a deeply emotional story which is rare to find. The illustrations were stunning and helped to create an image of the story in my mind. I would recommend this book to teachers of all primary-aged children as I think it would make for a great read-aloud story for all ages.
It was good but it was a bit much to read. What I liked about it is that Nen found the fisherman.
What a beautiful picture book! This is a must for all primary classrooms. A lovely story about a merman and a lonely fisherman whose friendship develops into love. This magical tale is beautifully illustrated too.
This is a fantastic new picture book that, at its heart, is a love story between a merman called Nen and a lonely fisherman called Ernest. The story is very sweet and will show children who read it that 'love is love' and all love is special and should be celebrated. Nen's father is at first disapproving but there is a lovely positive ending to the story.
I am a mother to a 15 year old bi-sexual boy and while he has never struggled with his identity, I am sure that many children do, even those who are quite young. Many picture books still only portray 'traditional' relationships, so any story that can help these children see or understand themselves better is OK by me, especially when it is as lovely as this one.
Plus, it has shiny, silver stars on the front cover and I'm a sucker for a shiny!
