Fresh Juice

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

Fresh Juice
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

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!

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Hardcover
$19.95

Kirkus

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. (Picture book. 4-7) 

Review quotes

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.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781643791135
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Publication date
July 20, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV013060 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
JUV023000 - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
JUV050000 - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
Library of Congress categories
Sick
African Americans
Fathers and sons
Picture books
Community life
Beverages

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