Ours polaire, joueur de boules

by Karl Beckstrand

FBT review:

Embark on a whimsical and heartwarming arctic adventure with "Ours polaire, joueur de boules" by Karl Beckstrand. In this delightful wordless story, a playful polar bear discovers the joy of friendship and sportsmanship as he encounters penguins in Antarctica. Illustrated by Ashley Sanborn, this charming picture book is perfect for children aged 2 to 6, promoting themes of cooperation and celebrating differences. With colorful cartooning that brings the story to life, young readers will delight in the fun-filled snowball fights and engaging characters. Available in multiple languages and formats, including hardcover, softcover, and eBook, this engaging tale is a must-read for children seeking a heartwarming and entertaining story.

Publisher Description:

(Arctic Humor, français/French) “A charming wordless story.…Sanborn’s cartooning is full of…polish and physical comedy” – Publisher’s Weekly. The rollicking adventures of a polar bear who hitches a ride to Antarctica. He’s never seen penguins before; to him they look like something fun to play with. Children love to tell or write the story.

Get this picture book on differences, cooperation, and getting along (for ages 2 – 6, preschool – first grade, Emergent Reader/Fountas & Pinnell: A, DRA: 1). Children cement their vocabulary as they find and name animals and describe the action on the pages (verbally or in writing).

“Kids will delight” – Natasha Yim. A friendly snowball fight set in the poles and brought to life by illustrator Ashley Sanborn (The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga and If Cancer Was a Fish). Snow story by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (Why Juan Can’t Sleep—click Karl Beckstrand above for all 60 multicultural books). See the next in this no-words children’s book series: Butterfly Blink.

A friendship/sportsmanship book available in hard cover, soft cover, or e-book in 20+ languages: Bulgarian, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukranian, Vietnamese; 8"x10", 30 pages with sea lion/seal; Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (Stories Without Words bedtime series, worldwide rights © Nov. 2014) PremioBooks, Baker & Taylor, B&N, Brodart, Follett, Herzberg/Perma-bound, Ingram, Biblio/EBSCO/iBook/Kindle/Kobo/Mackin/Smash/SCRIBD, libraries, Target and Walmart online. LCCN: 2014947746, JUV002030, JUV030120, JUV019000, HUM001000, JUV010000, SPO007000, English Hard ISBN: 978-0985398835, Soft ISBN: 978-0692220962 (ebook: 978-1311262097)