On a trip to visit her cousin in Poland, a child initially struggles
with not feeling "Polish enough." She finds it hard to understand her
aunt's quick Polish speech and feels embarrassed at her own attempts to
speak Polish. When she and her cousin discover their shared love of
fairy tales, though, they bond instantly and set off together on an
adventure across the city of Warsaw to find Syrenka Warszawska (the
Mermaid of Warsaw). Endnotes include Polish words and pronunciations, as
well as information about Polish history, Polish fairy tales and Warsaw
landmarks.