We are excited to share a giveaway for Watermelon Pool (Bonsoir Lune)!
Meet the Author: Bonsoir Lune
Bonsoir Lune is the author-illustrator of ten picture books, including Watermelon Pool which was an award-winning bestseller in Korea.
Meet the Illustrator: Frances Cha
Frances Cha is a former travel and culture editor for CNN in Seoul and Hong Kong. She was born in the United States, attended elementary school in Hong Kong and moved to Korea when she was 11. She teaches fiction at the Columbia University MFA program and lives in New York with her family. She is the author of the adult novel If I Had Your Face and the picture books The Goblin Twins and The Goblin Twins: Too Hard to Scare.
About the Book: Watermelon Pool
A glorious celebration of imagination and summertime in this Korean bestselling picture book, now available in English
When the summer sun is in full force, there’s only one way to beat the heat: dive into a watermelon pool. After a large watermelon gets split in half, everyone in the village dives in, digging into the fruit and making slides from the rind while spending a joy-filled day together until nightfall.
Bonsoir Lune is a bestselling and beloved picture book creator working in Korea. Watermelon Pool was her debut picture book, first published in 2015. Translated by New York Times bestselling author Fraces Cha, Watermelon Pool is the perfect, refreshing read during any scorching hot summer.
Title: Watermelon Pool
Author: Bonsoir Lune
Illustrator: Frances Cha
Release Date: 6/2/2026
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9798217111787
Genre: Picture Books – Fiction
Age Range: 4-8 years
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Three (3) winners will receive a hardcover copy of Watermelon Pool (Bonsoir Lune) ~ US ONLY!
This book looks great!
I find the storyline cute and the cover amusing.