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A review by whtbout2ndbrkfst
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
5.0
This book is BEAUTIFUL and I mean that in terms of both the story and the illustrations. Everyone deserves to be raised by someone as accepting and loving as Julián's abuela. Mostly told through pictures, this is a story of exploring and playing and accepting yourself and those you love.
Open to a bit of interpretation (is Julián trans, genderqueer, gender nonconforming? just likes wearing dresses? really wants to be a mermaid?) but regardless of how you read it, the message of love comes through and the illustrations really are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen in a children's book.
Open to a bit of interpretation (is Julián trans, genderqueer, gender nonconforming? just likes wearing dresses? really wants to be a mermaid?) but regardless of how you read it, the message of love comes through and the illustrations really are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen in a children's book.