I'll Be Your Polar Bear
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From 4-time Grammy nominee Justin Roberts comes a heartfelt picture book about the lengths a father will go to in order to comfort and protect his child.
Because you and I,
we’re two of a pair:
you’re my everything,
and I’m your polar bear.
On a wintry walk in the twilight, a father and child’s antics come to resemble those of playful polar bears. As they tumble through the snow, explore icy caves, and push against the wind, Dad is a constant source of reassurance, comfort, and even a cozy ride home.
Tender illustrations and delicate verse create a playful and warm book that will help parents show their children that even through ups and downs, they will always be there.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Tender rhymes communicate a caregiver's bear-size love in this wintry picture book. As night falls, a light-skinned adult and child venture forth on a snowy walk that soon turns blustery, prompting reassuring lines: "And if you get caught/ in who knows where—// then I'll be your polar bear." Groenink's azure scenes, captured with acrylic paint, graphite, and digital techniques, offer a literal interpretation, showing the subjects transformed into furry-looking polar bears as they ice skate figure eights, shelter in a cave, and observe a yellow and pink aurora. Throughout, lines stress the constancy of the narrator's love even in the face of hardship, comforting that "if rain begins to fall,/ and shadows start to spread,// I will always be your polar bear,/ stretched out overhead." When the evening's adventures come to a close, the pair change back, but the memory of their loving bond lingers. Ages 3–5.
