Nina Leipold holding Sammy the Sand Dollar

Nina Leipold: Author, Illustrator and Speaker

Nina Leipold is a children’s author, illustrator and speaker. Originally from Pennsylvania, she now lives on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Aquatic conservation is extremely important to her. Along with being a breath-trained free diver, a former dolphin trainer, a NAUI certified SCUBA diver, Leipold is also a professional mermaid and is known also as Mermaid Nina and the Mermaid of Hilton Head.

Why I started writing

Nina Leipold was inspired to write her first children’s book,

Sammy the Sand Dollar, after seeing so many people unknowingly kill sand dollars by removing them from the ocean for home decorating purposes.

Through her writing, Leipold hopes to ignite an internal flame in her readers that will inspire them to protect and conserve nature as she, herself has done for years.

Nina Leipold on a dock in Hilton Head

Featured Books by Nina Leipold

The Mermaid of Hilton Head Children's Book
The Journey of Jiggles Children's Book
Flounder Cat Children's Book
Sammy the Sand Dollar Children's Book

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"My girls love all her mermaid books. They especially love the one with the sea turtles and yell lights out!"

- Stacey

"A true lover of the ocean! So happy to see this being shared with children. Her books are fun and educate the reader on how they can help the benefit the environment. Great read for any child."

- Amy

"A great children's Author! This is what kids books should be like. A great message and a fun read! We own them all!"

- Nathan

Nina Leipold: Author, Illustrator & Speaker

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