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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Merpig by Katie Kordesh - ESSENTIAL

Merpig by Katie Kordesh. PICTURE BOOK. Penguin Young Readers Group (Penguin Random House), 2026. $19. 9780593620502.

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL (4-6) – ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: SEVERAL

Marlon the Merpig is a STAR! He loves the spotlight and the spotlight loves him. Except his teacher doesn’t give him the lead in this year’s production, he got a background role instead. Can Marlon get his ego in time to see the opportunities to help his classmates shine instead?

I think this could be a great read-aloud and community builder text for elementary classrooms. And honestly, even some drama classes at the secondary level could benefit from it too. If you have a little diva in your life, this is the perfect book to show them how to share the spotlight every now and then.

Kiera, ELA teacher, #bookswithbeddes 


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