Little Elliot
Children's book series by Mike Curato
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Little Elliot is a series of children's picture books, written and illustrated by Mike Curato and published by Henry Holt and Company. The series consists of five books: Little Elliot, Big City (2015); Little Elliot, Big Family (2015); Little Elliot, Big Fun (2016); Little Elliot, Fall Friends (2017); and Merry Christmas, Little Elliot (2018). The books follow the adventures of Elliot, a small, polka-dotted elephant.[1]
Little Elliot, Big City (2015)
Little Elliot, Big City was published August 26, 2014. It has since been translated into 12 languages (non-US English, Bulgarian, Catalan, French, German, Hebrew, Korean, Italian, Mandarin [simplified and traditional], Russian, and Spanish).[2]
It received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly[3] and Booklist,[1] as well as positive reviews from School Library Journal,[4] The Horn Book,[5] and The New York Times.[6] Kirkus provided a mixed review.[7]
Little Elliot, Big Family (2015)
Little Elliot, Big Family was published October 6, 2015. It has since been translated into nine languages (Bulgarian, Catalan, French, German, Mandarin [simplified and traditional], Russian, Spanish, and Japanese).[8]
The received starred reviews from Kirkus[9] and Publishers Weekly,[10] as well as positive reviews from School Library Journal,[11] Booklist,[12] and Shelf Awareness.[13]
Little Elliot, Big Fun (2016)
Little Elliot, Big Fun was published August 30, 2016. It has since been translated into six languages (Catalan, French, Mandarin [simplified and traditional], Spanish, and Japanese).[14]
The book received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly[15] and Booklist,[16] as well as positive reviews from Kirkus[17] and School Library Journal.[18]
Little Elliot, Fall Friends (2017)
Little Elliot, Fall Friends was published August 29, 2017.
The book received a starred review from Publishers Weekly,[19] as well as positive reviews from Kirkus,[20] Booklist,[21] and School Library Journal.[22]
Merry Christmas, Little Elliot (2018)
Accolades
| Year | Book | Accolade | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Little Elliot, Big City | Society of Illustrators' Founder's Award | Winner | [26] |
| Amazon's Best Books of 2014: Ages 3–5 | Selection | [2] | ||
| HuffPost's Best Picture Books: Most Charming | Winner | [27] | ||
| PBS Best Picture Books | Honorable Mention | [2] | ||
| 2015 | Ezra Jack Keats Award: New Illustrator | Honor | [28] | |
| Communication Arts Award of Excellence: Illustration | Winner | [29] | ||
| New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association: Picture Book of the Year | Winner | [30] | ||
| Little Elliot, Big Family | Amazon's Best Books of 2015: Ages 3–5 | Selection | [8] | |
| 2016 | Children's Book Council Children's Choice Illustrator | Finalist | [31] | |
| NCTE Charlotte Huck Award | Recommended | [32] | ||
| IndieBound Indies Next List | Selection | [8] | ||
| 2017 | Little Elliot, Fall Friends | HuffPost's Best Picture Books: Best Friendship/Kindness | Honorable Mention | [33] |
