Race on Mermaid Reef: A Growth-Mindset Picture Book about Working Smarter, Not Harder

Skip is a seahorse who swims slowly but thinks fast. When he challenges Abby the braggy crab to a long-distance swim, his clever idea is not to swim HARDER, but to swim SMARTER.

Abby is competitive! She's the best at running, swimming, and burrowing and she likes to brag about it! Skip and his friends get tired of her constant bragging and challenge Abby to a series of nautical races.

No matter how hard they try, Abby always wins.

Skip, who's a terrible swimmer, needs a clever idea to beat Abby. With a witty plan and lot of perseverance, even a seahorse (the slowest species of fish in the sea) can win over a braggy crab.

Join Skip, Abby, Lola, and Ray as they learn that working smarter is more important that working harder.

Readers learn fun facts about marine animals and about currents in our oceans.

The perfect gift for children with a competitive spirit!

The Race on Mermaid Reef is beautifully illustrated and written in delightful poetry (stanzas of anapestic tetrameter).

Featuring the fun and memorable sea creatures of MERMAID REEF (Mermaids Don't Fart, Mermaid's School of Art, Eel's Book of Mermaid Jokes, and Shrimp's Book of Fun Animal Facts).