A wedding is a party for love’ asserts this beautiful book; and love, acceptance and imaginative bliss breathe off every intricate, rapturous page. - The Guardian

Featured in ‘The Best Children's Books of 2020 for All Ages’ in The Guardian - The Guardian

Love’s skill for capturing the joy of life in a tale that, once again, celebrates self-expression will cement her reputation as a storytelling talent – and Julián as a hero for little kids everywhere. - Observer Design

The many fans of Jessica Love’s Julian Is a Mermaid , which won the Branford Boase award for a debut picture book, will relish this colourful and exuberant sequel, an inclusive celebration of love, family, friendship and acceptance. It’s full of warmth and joy. - The Sunday Times

Sequel to the best-selling Julian Is a Mermaid, this stunning forward-thinking picture book, with sparse text, captures the warmth of a diverse and inclusive Brooklyn community. The spread showing newlywed brides kissing is particularly moving. More than just a book, it's an exquisitely illustrated work of art. A treasured keepsake to pore over forever! - Candid Cocoa

Jessica Love is an actor and the author-illustrator of Julian Is a Mermaid, her debut picture book that won the Bologna Ragazzi Award and Klaus Flugge Prize, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2019. She has a BA in studio art from the University of California, Santa Cruz, as well as a graduate degree from Juilliard. She has appeared in plays both on and off Broadway. Jessica Love lives in Brooklyn, USA. Find her on Instagram and Twitter as @jesslovedraws.