Rubio and Julienne

Rubio Fromage sat in his fathers cheese shop and longed to taste the beautiful fruits in the window of the fruit shop across the street. Julienne Chri sat in her mothers fruit shop and longed to taste the delectable wheels and savory wedges in the window of the cheese shop across the street. But Rubios father hated fruit and Juliennes mother hated cheese, and the children were forbidden to speak to each other. But one day while making deliveries, they collided on a street corner. Rubios cheeses and Juliennes fruits flew skyward and fell on their heads, creating spontaneous juicy pairings that they couldnt 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 Juliettes, 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 580Fountas and Pinnell Level O