Tales from Under the Sea

Disney's The Little Mermaid

by Fred Marvin (Illustrator), Walt Disney Company

Includes twenty stories and poems set in the world of Ariel, the little mermaid

Genres: Mermaids, Picture Books, Childrens

80 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1992

Reviews

[Laura Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admired the art and read the stories many times when I was young.

[emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can definitely see myself going back to visit this book. The illustrations are so beautiful and the stories feel like they’re plucked right out of the world we know from the movie. I wish I had read it as a child, but I’m so glad to have it now!

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book a lot as a pre-K-er, such that reading it now I still remembered all the illustrations (and I don't have a visual memory)! The poems (songs?) are really not good, but I read them aloud so so much before I had access to CD lyric booklets or, like, the internet. The short stories hold up pretty well and have solid morals: be kind, don't be vain, it's okay if you're different, you can find ways to accommodate your disabilities, etc. There's also a line about Flounder wondering what birds want with fish (he gets scooped up by a pelican, very exciting day for him) and he'd have to ask Sebastian about that later, and I had no idea as a kiddo that what birds want with fish was to eat them!!!!!! So that was a revelation. Anyway, this was a cute series. And I was into it before Taylor Swift made it cool! :P

[Leilany · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my childhood book, I have had it since I was around 3 or 4, I'm currently 18 and was looking for it for my communications class. And it's still in good condition after so long. The stories are about Ariels' sister and they also have illustrations in them.
ALL CHAPTERS IN ORDER:
RIPPLES IN THE WATER
THE LITTLE MERMAID FOLLOWS
HER HEART
KING TRITON
ALAN'S GARDENS
ARISTA'S WILD RIDE
ARIEL'S NEW FRIENDS
THE SONG OF SCUTTLE
KIND TRITON'S SPECIAL GIFT
ANDRINA'S PERFORMANCE
UNDER THE OCEAN
ADELLA AND THE PINK PEARL
FISHY HISTORY
A FISH OUT OF WATER
SCUTTLE'S UNDERWATER ADVENTURE
SEBASTIAN'S FRUSTRATION
SEBASTIAN'S NEW OVERCOAT
URSULA'S REVENGE
URSULA'S FURY
MARLON'S AMAZING DISCOVERY
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MERMAID
ARIEL'S DREAM

[Lacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute with a few life lessons wrapped in!

[Salla Leppänen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yksi lapsuuden suosikkikirjoista! 😊