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The Story
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 Frances Cha, Watermelon Pool is the perfect, refreshing read during any scorching hot summer.
Author: Bonsoir Lune
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 60
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.30h x 7.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9798217111787
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/23/2026
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2026
Booklist 06/01/2026
About the Author
Bonsoir Lune is the author-illustrator of ten picture books, including Watermelon Pool which was an award-winning bestseller in Korea. 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.
Author: Bonsoir Lune
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 60
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.30h x 7.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9798217111787
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/23/2026
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2026
Booklist 06/01/2026
About the Author
Bonsoir Lune is the author-illustrator of ten picture books, including Watermelon Pool which was an award-winning bestseller in Korea. 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.
Description
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 Frances Cha, Watermelon Pool is the perfect, refreshing read during any scorching hot summer.
Author: Bonsoir Lune
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 60
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.30h x 7.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9798217111787
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/23/2026
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2026
Booklist 06/01/2026
About the Author
Bonsoir Lune is the author-illustrator of ten picture books, including Watermelon Pool which was an award-winning bestseller in Korea. 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.
Author: Bonsoir Lune
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 60
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.30h x 7.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9798217111787
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/23/2026
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2026
Booklist 06/01/2026
About the Author
Bonsoir Lune is the author-illustrator of ten picture books, including Watermelon Pool which was an award-winning bestseller in Korea. 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.
