![]() ![]() 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. Review Source: De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children Reading Level: Early Childhood, Grades 1-2 Jiménez saw something that I hadn’t seen. That, to me, was what empowerment looked like.īut Dr. As the story progresses, Julián comes out to his abuela, becoming more and more secure in himself and how he “fits” into his community. ![]() ![]() This was apparent to me in the first few pages in which Julián looks questioningly at a picture book of mermaids that his abuela had given him. What I felt then was the power and love that Julián’s abuela felt in encouraging her young grandson to grow into his authentic self. Had I known then - when I read and loved and wrote about Julián Is a Mermaid - what I know now, I would not have published the review as I wrote it. ![]()
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