Mom smiles,

Reaches over,

Strokes my hair

Like she did when I was little.

When she told me the story of the

River mermaid,

The beautiful woman with

The shimmering rainbow trout tail

Christy Goerzen is passionate about the arts. She teaches art and entertainment management at Capilano University and holds a Master of Arts in Children's Literature from the University of British Columbia. River Mermaid is Christy's fourth book for young people.