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There are a lot of opposites in this small, square book. Children will be familiar with some of them (high/low, on/off, closed/open). Other pairings have likely never appeared in an opposites book before (fleeting/permanent, having/being, dream/reality).
Pomelo, the pink elephant, appears in several of the funnier illustrations (he eats an apple to demonstrate in, then goes to the bathroom to demonstrate out). His extra-long nose allows him to communicate right and wrong, yes and no.
Some opposites are not really opposites (on snailback/by turtle might have been better paired as on snailback/by cheetah) or are not clear (the only way we know the elephant and snail are going “by car” is by looking at the steering wheel Pomelo is holding). However, Pomelo is a memorable character who, according to the first and last page of the book, learns his opposites just as children do.
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Pomelo's Opposites (Pomelo the Garden Elephant)