A review by lovegirl30
Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli, David Wiesner

5.0

The book follows the story of Fish Girl, who is a mermaid imprisoned inside of a house by Zeus. Everyday she is forced to play find and seek with the various visitors who come in the hopes of getting a glimpse of her. I loved the artwork in this book. I included my favorite page of artwork in this book. The colors are bright and flat like a normal comic book with various text boxes.

The mermaid only knows what she has lived. The mermaid doesn't realize there is something that is wrong with the way she is living her childhood. This is until a little girl her age opens her eyes to her real situation. I do question how the mermaid could possibly have lived this long without having wondered once about who Zeus is and how everything works.

Overall this is a beautiful story. The words are short and simple, it isn't poetic but it is beautiful for a graphic novel in the middle-grade genre. The images are detailed, colorful, and super realistic.