Storytime and Author Talk with Jessica Love

Join us at the Museum for a special edition of Storytime with Jessica Love, author and illustrator of award-winning children’s book Julián is a Mermaid. Julián is a story of a little boy who wants to become a mermaid and uses common household items to build his costume in preparation for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. Children of all ages are invited to participate in this exciting program where they will listen as Love reads her book. They are invited to share their questions with the author-illustrator after the read-aloud.  

About Jessica Love 

Jessica Love is the award winning author & illustrator of Julián Is a Mermaid, Julián at the Wedding and A Bed of Stars. She studied Visual Art at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and then Drama at The Juilliard School. She lived New York City for 15 years making plays, and now she lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and son, and makes books. 

This program is produced as part of the Museum’s Spring Break programming. An original illustration from Love’s picture book can be found in our centennial exhibition, This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture. 

A limited number of scholarships are available to families who would benefit. Please contact us at familyprograms@mcny.org regarding this.