Grace loves playing aboard her father's pirate ship with her best friend Donal. But when the entire ship succumbs to a deathly cough, what will save the day? The Mermaid Queen's healing water? Her instructions? Or Grace's quick thinking...?

"Pirate Grace and the Mermaid Medicine" was adapted by Janina Vigurs and performed by David Ault (davidault.co.uk).

Illustrated by Erica Terry-Rose.

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