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Jessica love julian6/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Pete, the cat who couldn’t care less, celebrates Christmas with his inimitable lassitude. ![]() ![]() As established in the previous book, Julián and Abuela are Afro-Latinx, and Abuela’s friend and Marisol are also cued Latinx.Ī celebration of weddings and a subtle yet poignant reminder that gender, like love, is expansive. Most of the main characters present Black or have brown skin. Love’s media, applied, as in the previous book, on brown paper, create colors that appear simultaneously soft and vibrant. ![]() But never fear, innovative Julián is here! With the help of the fairy house, all’s well that ends well: Marisol’s hat is returned, the brides welcome the pair back, and everyone celebrates love. Marisol and Gloria have such fun that muddy paws aren’t a thought.until Marisol’s peach-pink dress is covered in paw prints. Later, after Marisol gifts Julián the flower crown, Marisol, Julián, and Gloria run off to the “fairy house,” or weeping willow. Julián and Marisol are part of the wedding, which the text proclaims is “a party for love.” Julián holds the leash of Gloria, the brides’ dog, and Marisol-whose baseball cap has been swapped out for a flower crown-tosses petals. Both meet friends at the wedding: Abuela, a familiar friend, and Julián, a new one, Marisol. Julián and Abuela arrive at an outdoor wedding on a green lawn (discerning eyes will spy the Statue of Liberty in the distance). ![]()
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