Review of the Day: Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Julián Is a Mermaid
By Jessica Love
Candlewick Press
$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7636-9045-8
Ages 4 and up
On shelves May 22nd

When you walk into another person’s home, there’s always a distinct smell to the place. Homes absorb the lives of their occupants, and the end result is as much an olfactory experience a visual one. I love it when a friend moves house because when I walk into their new home it smells just like their previous place of occupancy, with just a twinge of difference. It is thi...