Dixie the Dreamer Mermaid - Your Guide to Getting the Most Out of Letter Ten of The Mermaid Mail Series

The tenth letter in the Mermaid Mail series is all about believing in your dreams, even when others say they aren’t possible! In this letter, Dixie the Determined Mermaid shares her journey of following her heart, staying patient, and making magic happen when she discovers the rare lilac fish.

This letter encourages perseverance, patience, and the power of belief, showing children that dreams take time, effort, and care to grow but they are always worth chasing!

Believing in the Impossible

Since she was a little mermaid, Dixie had dreamed of seeing the shimmering lilac fish but everyone told her they were extinct. Still, she couldn’t stop imagining them, and she refused to let go of her dream.

One day, Dixie makes an exciting discovery - a bottle of special Lilac Bloom Fish Flakes, the food these fish love to eat. Instead of giving up, she comes up with a plan!

She sprinkles the flakes over the reef every day, even when nothing happens at first. It would have been easy to stop, but she reminds herself that dreams take patience and one morning, she finally sees the lilac shimmer she’s been waiting for!

This is a beautiful way to help children understand that sometimes dreams take time to come true. You can use this moment to ask your child:

• “Have you ever wanted something so much, even when others didn’t believe in it?”
• “How do you think Dixie felt when she first saw the lilac fish?”
• “Why do you think she kept going, even when it seemed like nothing was happening?”

This letter teaches an important life lesson: dreams don’t happen overnight, but when we believe in them and put in the effort, magical things can happen!

Representation in the Illustrations

This letter features two mermaids with unique differences in the illustrations:

One mermaid wears an eye patch.

An eye patch is a special cover that helps one eye get stronger. Some kids wear them because one eye is weaker than the other and needs extra help to work better. This is called amblyopia (or lazy eye), and the patch helps the weaker eye become stronger over time!

Here’s how you can explain it to a child:

• “Some mermaids and some kids wear a patch over one eye, this helps train the other eye to work harder, just like practicing a sport makes you better at it!”
• “Some mermaids and some kids wear an eye patch for a few hours a day, while others might wear it for longer to help their vision improve.”
  

Wearing an eye patch might seem different, but it’s just another way people help their bodies work their best - just like wearing glasses, using braces for teeth, or training their muscles to grow stronger!

One mermaid wears hearing devices.

Hearing devices help people listen to sounds, voices, music, and conversations more clearly. They bring sounds into the ear in a way that makes them easier to hear.

Here’s how to explain hearing devices to a child:

• “Some mermaids and people are born with ears that don’t hear as well, and hearing devices help bring voices, music, and ocean waves to them!”
• “A hearing device picks up sounds, makes them louder, and sends them into the ear so the mermaid or person can hear them better.”
• “Just like glasses help some people see better, hearing devices help people listen to the world around them.”

These small conversations help children learn that everyone experiences the world differently, and all differences are worth celebrating!

Making Dreams a Reality

Dixie’s story is a great reminder that big dreams take small steps. Even though she found the lilac fish, her work wasn’t over! She and her friends had to care for them, feed them, and protect their reef.

This is a chance to talk to your child about their own dreams and what they can do to start making them come true.

• What’s a dream you have?
• What small steps could you take to bring it closer to reality?
• How do you think patience and care make dreams stronger?

Encourage your child to think big but also take small, real steps toward something exciting!

Bringing the Lesson to Life!

This letter comes with a beautiful lilac fish sticker to remind your child that dreams are worth chasing, even if others say they’re impossible!

Here are some fun ways to help your child explore their own dreams:

• Dream Map: Help your child draw or write their biggest dream and think about one small step they could take to get closer to it.
• Magic Reef Art: Let your child draw their own imaginary underwater world, adding rare creatures, hidden treasures, and magical places waiting to be discovered!
• Lilac Fish Discovery: Research real-life rare animals together, like glowing sea creatures, deep-sea fish, or unusual coral formations.

This is a great way to inspire curiosity, wonder, and a love of the unknown!

Inside the Envelope: The Sticker!

This letter includes a shimmering lilac fish sticker, a reminder that even the most impossible dreams can come true with patience and belief! Encourage your child to place it somewhere special as a symbol to following their dreams!

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