The Little The Junior Novelization (Disney Princess (Random House Paperback)) [ The Little The Junior Novelization (Disney Princess (Random House Paperback)) by Lagonegro, Melissa ( Author ) Paperback Jul- 2013 ] Paperback Jul- 23- 2013
Never a truer line spoken than during lockdown. I have been watching the Little Mermaid since I was young, and it's still up there with my favourite Disney movies. There are a great many retellings of this, but if you just want to stick to the Disney movie (and not the horrific original story that it was based on), this is the one to go for.
It's a fairly simplistic novelization, there are no additional scenes or weird characters popping up. All the characters you will see on screen and are well described. It's 122 pages, so longer than the last Disney novelization I read, but still a relatively quick read. The songs are obviously cut, and not shoehorned in awkwardly, unlike in some novelizations I have read.
This will make for a great bedtime story for the kiddies, and is suitable for slightly older children as well. If this gives them a fascination for all things mermaid related, there are plenty of other books out there (searching for "Little Mermaid retellings" will bring up plenty), suitable for a range of ages. This should keep them amused for the time being though, and will be a well loved book in your child's collection.