The Search for Carmella : From Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Chloe Savage comes a magical and suspenseful picture book of deep sea exploration, ideal to gift to children aged 4 and above

Author: Chloe Savage

Picture storybooks

Published on 28 August 2025 by Walker Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Hidden Wonders' series.

Paperback | 40 pages
207 x 300 x 6mm | 212g

From the author-illustrator of The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book of the Year 2024: Best Illustrated Book.

WATERSTONES BEST BABY & TODDLER BOOKS OF 2024'Captivatingly detailed. The slow, delicious tension builds in breathtaking illustrations. A huge hit.' Irish Examiner'Entrancing' Belfast TelegraphA stunning tale where myth meets science and magic.

Ever since Dr Rose was a little girl paddling in rock pools, she has always loved the sea and exploring the weird and wonderful creatures living there. Now, as a marine biologist, Dr Rose is in search of a sea creature rumoured to reside within its hidden depths; one that many speak of, but no one has ever seen – Carmella. With her team of scientists and explorers, she will descend to the unfathomable dark of the deep ocean in a slick submersible, to discover the incredible, and almost unbelievable, creatures that inhabit a nearly pitch-black world.

Discover more of Chloe Savage's Hidden Wonders series:The Search for the Giant Arctic JellyfishThe Search for Our Cosmic Neighbours