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Author-illustrator Love's watercolor, ink, and gouache illustrations glow against a soft cocoa-toned background, and there's an Afro-Caribbean flair in skin tone, language, and the juicy color and floral patterns that run through the scenes. The portraiture is fluid and exquisite, whether it's the celebration of curvy Abuela and her swimming-capped water aerobics cohort in their vibrant patterned suits, the vivid particularity of folks young and old on the hot city street, or the glamorous mermaids, with sweeps of aqua for their bodies and gorgeous ruffles and cascades of hair. Sharp-eyed viewers will also notice that the bead-granting fish in Julián's fantasy sequence sports the same patterned blue livery that Abuela dons after her bath, and that the beads she gives him are a clear real-world iteration of his imagined gems.

The only young adult book by June Jordan is rediscovered and introduced by best-selling author Sapphire.