Status
Available
Series
Collection
Publication
Candlewick (2020), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages
Description
"Julián and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has a new friend named Marisol. It's not long before Julián and Marisol set off for some magic and mischief of their own, and when things take an unexpected turn, the pair learns that everything is easier with a good friend by your side"--
User reviews
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Mermaid-loving Julián and his grandmother return in this follow-up to their initial adventure, chronicled in author/illustrator Jessica Love's debut picture-book, Julián Is a Mermaid. This time they are attending a wedding, one in which Julián will be the ring-bearer, and his new friend Marisol
Much as with the first book, I found the artwork in Julián at the Wedding absolutely stunning! Once again, the pages are a brown, sepia tone, boasting vibrantly colorful watercolor, gouache and ink illustrations that really jump out at the reader. I love everything about this artwork, from the pages themselves to the color palette used, to the delightfully expressive human figures throughout, and the somewhat quirky and individual styles of the two abuelas. The story is sweet, featuring a same-sex wedding, a close-knit family and community group, and two children who are allowed to play and explore. I didn't find this one quite as engaging as the first, probably because it lacked the suspense - would abuela accept Julián for who he is? - but it was still engaging, and the artwork just as breathtaking. Recommended to anyone who read and enjoyed the first picture-book about Julián.
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the flower girl. After performing their duty to the two brides, the children sneak away from the wedding dinner to play, having a wonderful game of make-believe, after Marisol dirties her dress. But will their abuelas understand, when they come to get them...?Much as with the first book, I found the artwork in Julián at the Wedding absolutely stunning! Once again, the pages are a brown, sepia tone, boasting vibrantly colorful watercolor, gouache and ink illustrations that really jump out at the reader. I love everything about this artwork, from the pages themselves to the color palette used, to the delightfully expressive human figures throughout, and the somewhat quirky and individual styles of the two abuelas. The story is sweet, featuring a same-sex wedding, a close-knit family and community group, and two children who are allowed to play and explore. I didn't find this one quite as engaging as the first, probably because it lacked the suspense - would abuela accept Julián for who he is? - but it was still engaging, and the artwork just as breathtaking. Recommended to anyone who read and enjoyed the first picture-book about Julián.
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
Annual Goodreads Choice Awards reading project: Read all the Picture Book nominees! (3 of 15)
I didn't realize until I'd finished that this book was a sequel to one I had not read. Maybe that was why I had no idea who all these people were or how they related to each other (beyond Julian having a
The art was mostly fine but the characters's bodies were weirdly disproportional, evoking troll dolls in my mind.
I didn't realize until I'd finished that this book was a sequel to one I had not read. Maybe that was why I had no idea who all these people were or how they related to each other (beyond Julian having a
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grandmother). There was a gay wedding and children who were gender nonconforming, which was all very nice, but the story seemed like a barely there, mostly wordless vignette. The art was mostly fine but the characters's bodies were weirdly disproportional, evoking troll dolls in my mind.
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LibraryThing member bearlyr
Four stars, not five? Yes, but only because the plot eluded me. The illustrations are simply beautiful! The story is cute, but seems incomplete. The exact same book, without words, would have been five stars for sure. All that said, I would by all means recommend this book!
LibraryThing member LibrarianRyan
This book is just as awesome as the first one. Julian is headed to a wedding and they are in the procession with Marisol. Once the wedding is over and the party starts, it’s time to play. Marisol gets their dress dirty and Julian helps make a new one from the vines of a weeping willow. This book
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is just perfect. It’s inclusive, it breathtaking, and so full of love and acceptance. Please write more of these. Please. Show Less
Awards
Independent Booksellers' Book Prize (Shortlist — Picture Book — 2021)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (Nominee — 2022)
Notable Children's Book (2021)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2020-10-06
Physical description
10.13 inches
ISBN
1536212385 / 9781536212389