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A review by capnlinnius
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
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.