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.
★ "Superb, universally appealing art makes for an immersive, uplifting read that celebrates the singular delight of a day well-spent, and the delicious thrill of diving in to summer fun.” —
BookPage, starred review
★ "Deliciously refreshing." —
The Horn Book, starred review
★ "[A] frolicsome picture book variation on a common summer diversion . . . novel details incorporate a sense of whimsy . . . As spare narration combines with occasional utterances from daintily rendered figures, who read as East Asian, much of the story’s action unfolds near wordlessly across carefully shaded colored pencil drawings in comics-like panels. The result is a deliciously sensorial portrait of swimming as a refreshing summertime treat." —
Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Bonsoir Lune presents irresistibly immersive spreads rife with whimsical details . . . Lune’s simple narrative, translated by bestselling Korean American author Cha, is energetically punctuated with onomatopoeic pit pats, AAAAs, PLOPs, THUNKs, oomphs, and even musical notes . . . Vivacious delight exudes from every page as young and old savor the refreshing rewards of summer." —
Kirkus, starred review
"Dramatic, full-bleed red and green colored-pencil depictions of the watermelon bring it into close focus . . . This [book] gleefully captures the magic of a perfect summer's day." —
Booklist
"Lune’s beloved Korean picture book makes a refreshing splash with an English translation that invites young readers to embrace both the sweet and the silly of summertime imagination . . . The simplicity of the sun-soaked sensory details and dialogue showcases the community’s jubilant togetherness . . . A surprise ending will have viewers wearing smiles as delectable and satisfying as a watermelon slice on a summer day." —
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