Camille’s Mermaid Tale
| Author | Valerie Tripp |
| Illustrator | Thu Thai |
| Originally Published | © 2017 American Girl |
| ISBN | 9781609588755 |
Table of Contents
Oodles of Fun
It was the first day of summer break, after their school let out. All the WellieWishers were so excited to be done with school, and the first place they wanted to go was to Willa’s Aunt Miranda’s garden. Kendall points out summer days are very long, so they can be in the garden all day long, too.
Ashlyn points out there’s oodles and oodles of fun things to do in the garden, if they use their noodles. Camille laughs, and grabs a ball while she sings a little made-up song to “Yankee Doodle”:
In the summer
In our garden
If we use our noodles
We’ll think up great things to do
And we’ll have fun—just oodles!
Kendall gets out a notebook, and says they should make a list of things they can do. Ashlyn suggests doing an outdoor picnic on a rainy day. They can wear swimsuits and eat food that is okay to eat slightly damp. Camille says they can wade in mud puddles. Emerson, who loves performing and being on stage, suggests doing an acrobat show. She can do cartwheels, flips, and splits. Camille adds on, saying she can pretend to be a sea lion, and she balances the ball on her nose while clapping her arms together.
Willa says they can sleep under the stars some night and count fireflies. And they can tell each other stories about fairies, magic, and talking animals. Kendall suggests they can build a boat and pretend to be explorers or sailors. They can decorate the boat with polka dots, rainbows, and doodles. Then Camille has an idea, and sings, once again to the tune of “Yankee Doodle”:
Acrobats and rainy picnics,
Boats with lots of doodles,
Starry skies and fireflies:
We really used our noodles!