The Invisible Bear
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A simple act of kindness brings two unlikely friends together in this profound picture book about the transformative power of friendship.
A bear sits in his quiet, colorless home in a forgotten place. He feels invisible; no one comes to see him, and he spends his days alone.
Then someone moves in next door. Madame Odette is sound and sunshine, and at first, the bear isn't sure about this colorful new neighbor.
But through an act of kindness, the bear and the Madame Odette meet, and as time goes by, they become friends. And in the end, they are both forever changed by the gifts they bring each other.
The first book from author-illustrator Cécile Metzger, The Invisible Bear is a powerful and beautiful meditation on the beauty of friendship and how two people can save each other just by being themselves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ink and watercolor spreads by newcomer Metzger introduce a large, ghostly white bear: "No one ever came to see him, and he lived all alone in his colorless world." A small rain cloud perches above his head, and mists of pale gray surround him. One day, a host of scarlet dragonflies invades the bear's house, announcing the presence of Madame Odette, who arrives in a jalopy piled high with boxes. Roses and dragonflies accompany her everywhere: "She lived in a cheerful world of color and sound." The two exist in uneasy proximity until a drought wilts Madam Odette's garden and the bear's rain cloud saves it. Thus begins their friendship and though Madame Odette moves on a colorful transformation in the bear's life. Metzger underscores the unmistakable contrast between the bear's drab existence and the abundance of Madame Odette's: he cooks, feeds his goldfish, and reads; she talks on the telephone, dotes on her flowers, and luxuriates in a clawfoot tub. Yet the possibility of making a quiet life meaningful is vividly represented, too. Ages 4 8.
