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

About the Author
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).


Book Information
ISBN 9780884484875
Author Dan Paley
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Tilbury House,U.S.
Publisher Tilbury House,U.S.
Weight(grams) 455g
Dimensions(mm) 264mm * 239mm * 13mm