Fresh Juice

By Robert Liu-Trujillo
Hardcover: $19.95

What makes a great juice that keeps everyone healthy? Art and his dad discover it takes carrots… collards… cayenne… and community!

Front cover for Jugo Fresco by Robert Liu-Trujillo; Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz and Robert Liu-Trujillo
This book is also available in Spanish
Jugo Fresco
By Robert Liu-Trujillo, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz

Description

When Art’s father can’t get over a cold, Art knows exactly what his daddy needs: some delicious sick-fighting juice! After looking through the fridge and cupboards, they discover they’re missing a key ingredient–ginger. But finding some ginger will take them downtown, to the farmers’ market, to the food co-op, to the West African grocery… to an unexpected encounter that brings everyone together, and results in a tasty celebration.

Author-illustrator Rob Liu-Trujillo’s warm and vibrant watercolor illustrations are a celebration of mixed families and the many individuals who help make a neighborhood feel like a community. Fresh Juice is a delightful, kid- and community-centered picture book that will leave you thirsty for more!

Also available in Spanish as Jugo fresco!

About the Creators

Robert Liu-Trujillo

Robert Liu-Trujillo is the author-illustrator of Furqan's First Flat Top and the illustrator of many picture books, including Alejandria Fights Back. When he was a kid, his dad made fresh wheatgrass juice and his stepfather juiced fruits and vegetables. Now as a husband and father, Robert makes fresh juice for his family. He lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and two kids. Visit him online at work.robdontstop.com.

Reviews

  • "Liu-Trujillo's watercolor-esque illustrations add verve and specificity to each character and convey the closeness both of this extended family and the vibrant, predominantly Black and brown neighborhood in which they live. A wonderful story of a community that takes care of its own."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • "Liu-Trujillo evokes the warmth of a father-son bond in this food and family story... Art and his community model living in a compassionate world full of realistic diversity... With a recipe included at the end, this heartwarming story emphasizes the healing power of fresh food and a strong community."

    - Booklist
  • "An ode to city life and community, this jaunt through public transit, urban farmer's markets, and corner shops highlights the interconnectedness both of Art's neighborhoods and the people in his life, as he sees friendly faces along his journey and eventually comes home to a full house of neighbors and family ready to help Art and his dad."

    - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
  • "Liu-Trujillo's straightforward text and understated watercolor illustrations affirm multiracial households and non-traditional family structures. A STEM element...adds to the informativeness of this tale of community healing."

    - The Horn Book
  • * "This essential story conveys the warmth of community in just one serving."

    - School Library Journal

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781643791135
  • Publication Date Jul 25, 2023
  • Trim Size 10.5 × 8.5 in
  • Weight 0.9375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Cooking & Food
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Family / Parents
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Lifestyles / City & Town Life
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Diversity, Empathy / Compassion, Families, Fathers, Fiction, Food, How-to / Instructional Nonfiction, Kindness / Caring, Neighbors, Realistic Fiction
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 4 - 8
  • Grade Range Grades PreK - 3
  • Guided Reading M
  • DRA 28
  • Interest Level Grades PreK - 3
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 530
  • Reading Level Grades 2 - 3
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent
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