Pomelo the Garden Elephant

Pomelo the Garden Elephant is a series of French children's books about a tiny elephant who lives under a dandelion and has many misadventures because his trunk is unusually long. Pomelo first appeared in the children's book Pomelo est bien sous son pissenlit in 2003. Written by Ramona Badescu and with illustrations by Benjamin Chaud, the book was first published in France by Albin Michel Jeunesse and has been translated into twelve languages.

Since the success of Pomelo est bien sous son pissenlit, Badescu and Chaud continue to collaborate in writing and illustrating a total of 11 books in the Pomelo the Garden Elephant series. In 2001 Enchanted Lion Books^[1] acquired the US rights to translate and publish the series and has released 4 books which have garnered critical attention in the New York Times and other publications.^[2][3]

French titles^[4]

• Pomelo et les formes. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2013.
• Pomelo et la grande aventure. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2012. Translated in Korean and English.
• Pomelo et les contraires. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2011.
• Pomelo et les couleurs. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2011.Translated in English, Korean, Swedish and Spanish.
• Pomelo grandit. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2010. Translated in Swedish, Korean, English, Greek, Norwegian and Spanish.
• Pomelo voyage. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2009.Translated in Spanish, Italian, Korean and Chinese.
• Pomelo s’en va de l’autre côté du jardin. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2007. Translated in Korean, Spanish and Chinese.
• Pomelo se demande. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2006. Translated in Spanish, Italian, Korean and Chinese.
• Pomelo est amoureux. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2004. Translated in Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Polish and Swedish.
• Pomelo rêve. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2004. Translated on Spanish, Italian, Korean, Polish and Chinese.
• Pomelo est bien sous son pissenlit. Paris: Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2003. Translated in twelve languages.

English titles

• Pomelo Begins to Grow (2011) Enchanted Lion Books ISBN 978-1-59270-111-7^[5][6]
• Pomelo Explores Color (2012) Enchanted Lion Books ISBN 978-1-59270-126-1^[7]
• Pomelo's Opposites (2013) Enchanted Lion Books ISBN 978-1-59270-132-2^[8]
• Pomelo's Big Adventure (2014) Enchanted Lion Books ISBN 978-1-59270-158-2^[9]

References

1. ↑ "Official site". Enchanted Lion Books. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
2. ↑ "Notable Children’s Books of 2011". New York Times. November 21, 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
3. ↑ "Pomelo’s Opposites". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
4. ↑ "Pomelo". Albin Michel. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
5. ↑ "Pomelo Begins to Grow". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
6. ↑ Bruce Handy (August 19, 2011). "Elephants in the Room". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
7. ↑ Pamela Paul (December 12, 2012). "Worth a Look ‘Archie’ and ‘Pomelo Explores Color’". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
8. ↑ Sara Harrison Smith (July 17, 2013). "Opposites Attract ‘Pomelo’s Opposites’ and ‘Is It Big or Is It Little?’". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
9. ↑ "Pomelo's Big Adventure". Kirkus Review. Retrieved 14 November 2014.