![]() Her illustrations are thoughtful, and her ability to capture character through them, undoubtedly influenced by her time at Julliard, are one of the driving forces behind this storybook. Love studied printmaking and illustration at the University of California Santa Cruz, and then went on to study acting at Julliard. The story concludes with both attending a mermaid parade by the seaside Julián, in full mermaid regalia. She returns shortly with a string of pearls. When Abuela comes out of the shower, Julián is in full mermaid attire, momentarily, and only momentarily, seemingly surprising his Abuela who immediately exits the room. So much so, in fact, that a dream sequence ensues where Julián becomes a mermaid.Īt home, while his Abuela takes a shower, Julián uses household objects to dress up as a mermaid. On the subway ride home, while perusing a book on Mermaids, Julián encounters three actual mermaids and seems mesmerized by them. ![]() ![]() Apparently taking an aerobics swimming class at the local Y, Julián’s Abuela has him along for the class. We meet Julián and his Abuela before the story even begins, in the book’s front end papers. If this book is not in your child’s school library, get it in there. ![]() Only spanning a few hours, the story encapsulates how an adult, in this case the child’s grandmother, can recognize the need for self-expression even in a young child. A gentle, loving story, Julián is a Mermaid, explores themes of identity, relationships, acceptance and love. ![]()
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