I was a "bluebird" (girl scout or campfire girl) for a very brief period of time when I was 7-yrs-old. One day we all went to 31 flavors to get ice cream. 12 of the 13 girls got chocolate ice cream. I got strawberry. I loved strawberry and did not care for chocolate. After reading the other ratings and reviews of "Pomelo Begins to Grow", I am feeling much the way I did that day, like everyone else likes chocolate ice cream and I alone like strawberry which is all the more interesting because Pomelo is a cute little pink elephant. Yes, the very same shade of pink as strawberry ice cream. I liked Pomelo and his quirky illustrations and deep thoughts. Go Pomelo! Although some of the questions Pomelo considers, such as what happens when we grow and does growing on the outside mean that we are also growing on the inside, are those commonly asked by children, others seem more suited to older readers or even adults. There was little surprise for me in reading that Pomelo came to realize that growth involves change, and that change sometimes means having to leave what's familiar. While some of the illustrations with the different perspectives and sizes they offer to the reader were appealing to me, others seemed, by turns, flat or too cluttered. While I see depth and universality in Pomelo's experiences, I also identified more than a tad of the didactic, which was off-putting to me.
What do You think about Pomelo Grandit (2010)?
Grown-ups will enjoy this more than kids. This is a deep book.
—hannah
Ah, the French, they love to be different. Love his long nose.
—kayrin135
A good book for someone who's recently used hallucinogens .
—Careyt
