At the start of winter, two bear cubs are born, deep in their den in the frozen North. “Mama, what lies beyond here?” they ask. “‘Above us is a land of ice and snow.” “What lies beyond the ice and snow?” they ask. “The ocean, full of ice from long ago.” And as they learn the secrets of the Earth and their place in it, Mama Bear whispers, “You’re snug with me.”
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Chitra is an Indian-born British author and storyteller. She has published over 30 books and is inspired by the rich heritage of epics and folktales from India.
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Poonam is a British illustrator of Indian heritage with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration. Her work has been shortlisted thrice for the Kate Greenaway Medal, longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize and nominated for the Ezra Jack Keats Award.
Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist 2020
A Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year 2018
A Guardian Children’s Book of the Month 2018
Booklist Editor's Choice 2018
Times Educational Supplement Top Children’s Books of the Year 2018
“A heartwarming tribute to creatures of the Arctic'”
-ALA Booklist
“Parental love, sound ecological advice, and breathtaking illustrations all in one”
-Kirkus Reviews, STARRED
“A STUNNING celebration of polar lands, their bears & motherly love! There are really no words. My breath is taken”
-Book Monsters
