The Sea Fairies vs Wet Magic: Which Should You Read?

The Sea Fairies L. Frank Baum · 1911 ★★★★☆ 3.8 130 pages · ≈ 2 h 24 m · Moderate

“"Nobody," said Cap'n Bill solemnly, "ever sawr a mermaid an' lived to tell the tale."”

This is a tale of life beneath the sea, of mermaids and sea serpents and other strange inhabitants of the ocean depths. A little girl named Trot and Cap'n Bill, an old sailor, are invited by several mermaids to come and…

Wet Magic Edith Nesbit · 1937 ★★★★☆ 3.7 142 pages · ≈ 2 h 38 m · Moderate

On a holiday at the seashore, Bernard, Mavis, Kathleen, and Francis save a mermaid from captivity and, after an incredible magic-filled journey beneath the waves, they must race against time to avert a war and save…