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tarawe's review against another edition
5.0
The story is beautiful but the illustrations are magical.
capnlinnius's review
5.0
More children's books like this one, please!
The art is so beautiful, the story is simple yet deep and important, and it made me teary eyed. There is so much great representation in these few pages!
And it reminded me of myself and my little brother, and made me think about how children don't care about things (i e whether your clothes are feminine or masculine, if you play that you're a fairy or a knight or a doctor or a mom) until adults make them learn that they should (you're a boy/girl, so you shouldn't wear/pretend to be that). I wish books like this were a thing in the 80s when I grew up, but I'm so pleased that they are here for the kids growing up now.
The art is so beautiful, the story is simple yet deep and important, and it made me teary eyed. There is so much great representation in these few pages!
And it reminded me of myself and my little brother, and made me think about how children don't care about things (i e whether your clothes are feminine or masculine, if you play that you're a fairy or a knight or a doctor or a mom) until adults make them learn that they should (you're a boy/girl, so you shouldn't wear/pretend to be that). I wish books like this were a thing in the 80s when I grew up, but I'm so pleased that they are here for the kids growing up now.
simonlorden's review
5.0
Absolutely beautiful illustrations. There's surprisingly little dialogue, even for a picture book - it doesn't really "explain" to you why it's okay for a little boy to dress as a mermaid, it just shows you that it is. That was nice (even though there's nothing wrong with explaining, especially in a kid's book, but variety is nice). I also liked the mermaids being diverse in ages and body types, including older and fat mermaids on the pictures :)
jayraams's review
5.0
This book is absolutely adorable. The pictures are extremely well done, creating flow through the story and showing emotions very well. l love the Abuela character, she is very kind, we all need elders like her.
Julián Is a Mermaid is an excellent example of how representation helps give us words to explain who we are and the book does it at an appropriate level for young children.
I highly recommend this for children and people young at heart.
Julián Is a Mermaid is an excellent example of how representation helps give us words to explain who we are and the book does it at an appropriate level for young children.
I highly recommend this for children and people young at heart.
amelody's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
sbcrra's review
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
dinahsaur's review
2.0
Some books are made by adults to teach kids a lesson, but in the process they make a book that doesn't really make sense to most kids. Adults love books like this. Kids don't. I understand the well-meaning place this book is coming from, but this is not the best book for its purpose. This book was written to challenge adults more than make children feel seen.
notblue's review against another edition
5.0
Read it last year sometime. Thought it would be a nice addition to my list this year. Beautiful story with beautiful art!
5/5
5/5