I don't usually write a review for books like this because they are generally 100% exactly what you would expect with no surprises. However, this one surprised me. I started reading it with my 7yo and then I had to go and she finished it by herself. I asked her if the merbaby with the missing fin got a new/prosthetic fin so she could swim, but no! The moral of the story is that the merbaby is perfectly fine the way she was born. She doesn't need to change -- the unicorns just help by providing some support to the mermom. I thought this was such an interesting and refreshing message in a genre usually packed with cliches. ( )