Rubio and Julienne : a sweet and cheesy tale

Format:

Book

Title:

Rubio and Julienne : a sweet and cheesy tale

Author:

Paley, Dan author

ISBN:

9780884484875

Publication:

Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers, [2018]

Physical Description:

29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Summary:

"The Fromages ate no fruit. The Chéris ate no cheese. Rubio Fromage and Julienne Chéri were forbidden to speak to each other. And that might have been the end of the story, except that the two kids accidentally tasted the delicious flavors of the Fromage family's cheeses mixed with the Chéri family's fruits, and from that fateful day forward, they'd do anything to go on sharing the forbidden foods. But unlike Romeo and Juliette, this tasty tale ends happily, with the heroes sampling a menu of delicious fruit-cheese pairings from the book's closing pages. Which just goes to show, good food is never a tragedy."--Jacket

Subject(s):

Cheese -- Juvenile fiction.

Fruit -- Juvenile fiction.

Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Cheese -- Fiction.

Parent and child -- Fiction.

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Summary

But one day while making deliveries, they collided on a street corner. Rubio's cheeses and Julienne's fruits flew skyward and fell on their heads, creating spontaneous juicy pairings that they couldn't help but taste. The forbidden combinations were out of this world. Nothing could ever be the same.

Fortunately for Rubio and Julienne, their forbidden adventures end more happily than Romeo and Juliette's, though not before our heroes overcome a few obstacles and accidents, one of which prompts a mortified Rubio to exclaim, "What cheese through yonder window breaks?"

A backmatter menu of child friendly delicious fruit-cheese combinations augments the story.

Lexile Level 580

Fountas and Pinnell Level O

Author Notes

DAN PALEY is the author of�Luigi and the Barefoot Races�and has written for the�Wall Street Journal, McSweeney�s Internet Tendency, and the�Philadelphia Inquirer, among other publications. California native LAUREN GALLEGOS has illustrated 24 children�s books including�The Egg Thief�(Kirkus Review�s Best Indie Book of 2016),�The Coal Thief�(2015 USA Best Book Awards finalist and Moonbeam Book Awards SILVER),�Vulture Verses�(2014 EUREKA! Honor),�Kobee Manatee�(2014 Foreword Review Indie Finalist), and�Kobee Manatee 2�(2016 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, Children�s Book Cover Design).

Reviews (1)

Horn Book Review

A cheesemonger's son and a fruit-seller's daughter are forbidden to communicate since their feuding families find each other's products unappetizing. But when Rubio and Julienne collide during their deliveries, the mishap results in the delicious pairing of fruit and cheese--and a collaborative new business. The amusing epicurean story makes a few tongue-in-cheek Shakespearean references, and the cartoony illustrations appear set in Italy. Recipes appended. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.