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Watermelon Pool

by Bonsoir Lune, translated by Frances Cha

Kids' Book of the Week , June 19, 2026

Phinney Kids by Post #126

Why just eat a slice of watermelon on a hot summer day when you could swim in a giant watermelon pool? This quirky and imaginative picture book was a huge Korean hit and is now available for the first time in English. Once the giant watermelon cracks in two, opening day for the watermelon pool has arrived. Townspeople flock to relax and play (would you rather go down the rind slide or soak in the hole left by a giant seed?). With sweet colored-pencil illustrations, Watermelon Pool charmingly celebrates the long, lazy days of summer.

— Haley

Watermelon Pool was reviewed in Newsletter #412 on June 19, 2026. For more like this, and other bookish news, sign up for the newsletter .

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