Fresh Juice

by Robert Liu-Trujillo, Robert Liu-Trujillo (Illustrator)

Overview

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

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643796543
Publisher:	Lee & Low Books
Publication date:	07/25/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	AD530L (what's this?)
File size:	32 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

* "This essential story conveys the warmth of community in just one serving." — School Library Journal, starred review

"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 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

"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

"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

From the Publisher

2023-05-09
Fruits, vegetables, and community help to cure a cold.

Art, a Black boy, wants to play in the park, but Daddy is still in bed with a cold. Art suggests that they make some “sick-fighting juice” with ginger to heal Daddy. When Daddy finds no juice-making ingredients in the fridge, they take the train to the Saturday farmers market downtown. As they visit the market’s vendors, no one has ginger, but everyone sells Daddy a fruit or vegetable that will help fight his cold. He buys carrots from Abbas, collards from Mrs. Johnson, Mexican cayenne from Maribel, apples from the co-op, and oranges from Mr. Abiodun, who just sold his last piece of ginger. When Daddy and Art find the train station closed, Art’s stepfather, Dhillon, rides by on his bicycle and offers them the ginger he bought from Mr. Abiodun and a car ride back to the house where Dhillon and Art’s Mama live and where several folks from the market have dropped by. Art makes juice in a juicer that Dhillon’s bike powers, and they all enjoy some. The backmatter includes a recipe for Art’s cold-clobbering juice. 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.(This book was reviewed digitally.)

A wonderful story of a community that takes care of its own. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews