During the ceremony, they kiss as Julián and Marisol stand by. We meet the two brides, both Black women, one in a white dress with flowers throughout her Afro and the other with locs and a white suit. He’s not showing up in a trim masculine suit with pants and a tie.Īs they arrive at the wedding, they meet Marisol, a young girl whose own abuela is switching out Marisol’s baseball cap for a crown of flowers-another moment in which gender expression shows itself and that we’ll return to later. I like that Love went for something different here, but one that still feels true to what we know of Julián’s self-expression from the first book. There are happily now a growing number of books about gender creative boys who wear dresses or skirts, but gender creativity can take many forms. His sense of fashion has a distinctly feminine flair-but there are many ways to convey that. The tails of his suit flare at the waist, almost skirt-like. As the story opens, we see Julián and his grandmother, both Afro-Latinx (as Love has stated), preparing to be in a wedding, which is “a party for love.” Today, he is wearing a lavender suit with shorts, along with fuchsia shoes that match his abuela’s dress and a fuchsia ribbon tied at his throat. Julián at the Wedding, by Jessica Love (Candlewick), is as beautiful as its Stonewall Award-winning predecessor, with Love’s watercolor, gouache, and ink illustrations on warm tan kraft paper driving the story forward, helped by the few well-chosen words. Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 0.4 x 10.Julián is back! In the sequel to the acclaimed 2019 picture book, Julián Is a Mermaid, Julián and his abuela are attending a wedding, where Julián meets a new friend and shows that he’s still full of imagination and a creative sense of style. But what will Abuela think about the mess he makes - and even more importantly, what will she think about how Julián sees himself? Mesmerizing and full of heart, Jessica Love’s author-illustrator debut is a jubilant picture of self-love and a radiant celebration of individuality. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he’s seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for his headdress. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car.
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and ready to dazzle the world. Julián Is a Mermaid Hardcover – Apby Jessica Love
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