What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I read this book in around 2007 and it seemed like a book probably from the 50s or 60s. The main character was just called man the whole time and was stranded on an island. He meets a mermaid (who also is never given a name) and teaches her English. They wind up adopting and raising a boy who also winds up stranded on the island and is also never named.

The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell?

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Amazon's short preview of The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell - Orsolya's suggestion:

- https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Family-...
- There are different cover images.

Plot summary on Wikipedia:

- "A man, a mermaid, a boy, a bear and a lynx – all orphans – find a home together in a log cabin in the woods by the sea. Through their shared experiences and self-made myths of their own origins, they create their own unique family."