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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]

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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)

Merry Christmas, Little Elliot was published September 11, 2018.

The book received a starred review from Kirkus , [23] as well as positive reviews from Publishers Weekly [24] and Booklist. [25]

Accolades

Accolades for Little Elliot books
YearBookAccoladeResultRef.
2014Little Elliot, Big City Society of Illustrators' Founder's AwardWinner [26]
Amazon's Best Books of 2014: Ages 3–5Selection [2]
HuffPost's Best Picture Books: Most CharmingWinner [27]
PBS Best Picture BooksHonorable Mention [2]
2015 Ezra Jack Keats Award: New Illustrator Honor [28]
Communication Arts Award of Excellence: IllustrationWinner [29]
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association: Picture Book of the YearWinner [30]
Little Elliot, Big Family Amazon's Best Books of 2015: Ages 3–5Selection [8]
2016 Children's Book Council Children's Choice IllustratorFinalist [31]
NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Recommended [32]
IndieBound Indies Next ListSelection [8]
2017Little Elliot, Fall Friends HuffPost's Best Picture Books: Best Friendship/KindnessHonorable Mention [33]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Little Elliot Big City". Mike Curato. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
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