At night, Jacuzzi is real busy. He cares for his baby brother
Jamaal, makes a blender cyclone, ponders life, and waits for Mama's
arrival home.
The first children’s book from multi-genre artist Brontez Purnell,
a 2018 winner of the Whiting Award, sweetly portrays a common but
rarely narrated childhood experience—having a single parent and
taking care of a younger sibling. With illustrations by Brooklyn
artist Elise R. Peterson, The Nightlife of Jacuzzi Gaskett
recounts 11-year-old Jacuzzi’s evening activities while he cares
for his baby brother and waits for mama’s arrival home. He ponders
his dad, school, and his future—and when his brother wakes up,
Jacuzzi knows just how to get him back to sleep.
