Simon Says

By Cora Reef and Liam Darcy

Simon Seahorse embarks on an adventure to find his lost lucky pearl in this first book in The Not-So-Tiny Tales of Simon Seahorse chapter book series.

Meet Simon, a tiny seahorse with a not-so-tiny personality! Simon has lived near Coral Grove, a small village near the ocean, his whole life, but from the stories he tells, you’d think he’s traveled the seas! It’s not that Simon lies. He prefers the term “embellishes,” and his way of seeing the world makes the everyday extraordinary. So when his lucky pearl goes missing after he brings it to school one day, Simon’s journey to find it is sure to be an epic tale!

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Not-So-Tiny Tales of Simon Seahorse chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Simon
• Release date: Dec 28, 2021
• ISBN: 9781665903691

Cora Reef

Cora Reef has been telling tales for as long she can remember. She might not have grown up in a large family like Simon’s, but her big imagination has always kept her company. Cora lives near Boston, Massachusetts, with her family, where she is never far from the ocean.

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Cover: Simon Says, by Cora Reef, illustrated by Liam Darcy

The Not-So-Tiny Tales of Simon Seahorse

Simon Says

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Simon Says, by Cora Reef, illustrated by Liam Darcy, Little Simon Trade

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A Good-Morning Story

Simon! Hurry down for breakfast or you’re going to be late for school!

Simon could hear his dad calling up to him, but he still had a few more plates to comb. He wanted to make sure they looked perfect for sea-and-tell today. There, that looked right!

Hi, Simon! someone called from outside.

Simon peered out his window. It was his orca pal, Walter. Simon waved to him.

Have a good day at school! Walter said, and swam away. It took a minute for him to entirely disappear. He was twenty feet long, after all.

After gathering up his school- work, Simon glanced around for his lucky pearl. He couldn’t wait to show it off to his classmates. It had a blue mark on one side that reminded Simon of the color of the ocean when the sun shone through. Now… where was it?

Simon checked under his sponge bed and inside his seashell closet. No luck. He burrowed his snout into his clamshell toy chest and—success!

He knew that he would have to come up with a great story about how he’d gotten the pearl. Everyone knew Simon Seahorse loved to tell a tale, and they looked forward to hearing