Win a mermaid portrait by Rhian Wright
Buy a copy of Sweetpea Magee: Mermaid Expert from My Small World Toy Store between Sunday 9th August and Monday 31st August 2026 and you will be entered into a draw to win a one-off illustrated portrait of your child, drawn as a mermaid by the book's author-illustrator, Rhian Wright.
The short version
- Buy the book — in the shop or online — and you're entered. There is nothing else to do.
- One entry per copy purchased.
- The competition closes at 11.59pm on Monday 31st August 2026.
- One winner will be drawn at random on Wednesday 2nd September 2026.
- The winner receives an original illustrated portrait of one child of their choosing, hand-drawn by Rhian Wright as a mermaid.
Full terms and conditions
1. Promoter. My Small World Toy Store, 20a St Lawrence Street, Southgate, Bath BA1 1AN. Contact: sales@mysmallworld.co.uk / 01225 312943.
2. Eligibility. Open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 or over. Employees of the Promoter, their immediate families, and Rhian Wright and her immediate family are not eligible to enter. Entrants under 18 should ask a parent or guardian to enter on their behalf.
3. How to enter. Purchase a copy of Sweetpea Magee: Mermaid Expert by Rhian Wright from My Small World Toy Store, either in store at 20a St Lawrence Street, Southgate, Bath, or online at mysmallworld.co.uk, during the promotion period. There are three ways your entry is recorded:
- Online orders are entered automatically using the name and email address on the order. You do not need to do anything else.
- In store, complete an entry slip at the till with a name and email address.
- In store, if you are in a hurry, take one of our entry cards and complete the short form at mysmallworld.co.uk/pages/enter-the-mermaid-competition at any time before the closing date. Entries submitted this way carry exactly the same weight as one completed at the till.
4. Promotion period. The promotion opens at 00.01 on Sunday 9th August 2026 and closes at 23.59 on Monday 31st August 2026. Purchases made outside these times will not be entered, and online entry forms submitted after the closing time will not be accepted. For online orders, the time the order is placed is the time that counts.
5. Entries. One entry per copy of the book purchased. Buying more than one copy gives you more than one entry. Purchases that are subsequently refunded or returned will have their entries withdrawn.
6. No purchase necessary alternative. A free entry route is available. Send your name, email address and postal address by post to: Mermaid Portrait Competition, My Small World Toy Store, 20a St Lawrence Street, Southgate, Bath BA1 1AN. One free entry per person. Free entries must be received by 31st August 2026 and carry equal weight to purchase entries.
7. The prize. One winner will receive a single original illustrated portrait of one child of the winner's choosing, drawn as a mermaid by Rhian Wright. The portrait will be an original artwork on paper and will be posted to the winner or available for collection from the shop. The winner will be asked to supply a clear photograph of the child for Rhian to work from. The style, medium, size and composition of the portrait are at the artist's discretion. Please allow up to eight weeks from the winner supplying a photograph for the artwork to be completed.
8. No cash alternative. The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value should circumstances beyond its control make this necessary.
9. Winner selection and notification. The winner will be drawn at random from all valid entries on Wednesday 2nd September 2026, supervised by an independent person. The winner will be notified by email within two working days of the draw. If the winner does not respond within 14 days of the notification email being sent, the Promoter reserves the right to withdraw the prize and draw an alternative winner.
10. Publicity. The winner's first name and county may be published on the Promoter's website and social media channels. The winner may request that this information is not published, or ask for the amount of information published to be reduced, by contacting the Promoter. The Promoter may photograph the finished portrait for use in its own marketing; the winner may decline this, and the Promoter will ask for permission before sharing any image of the child.
11. Your details. If you enter using the online form, your name and email address are added to our Competition Entries list so that we can administer the draw and tell you the result. We will not send you general marketing on the strength of that alone. The form carries a separate, optional tick box if you would also like our newsletter; only if you tick it are you added to our newsletter list, and you can unsubscribe from it at any time. Entry slips completed in store, and details taken from online orders, are used only to administer this competition. Your details are never passed to any third party and are handled in line with our privacy policy.
12. General. Entry into the competition confirms acceptance of these terms and conditions. The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms where it is necessary to do so for reasons outside its reasonable control. This promotion is governed by the laws of England and Wales.
13. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or Meta.