A Stranger Comes to Town

Age range 3 to 6 A boy meets a lost polar bear in this picture book about helping a new friend get back to where he belongs.

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Age range 3 to 6

A boy tries to help a hungry polar bear stranded in his island village but needs his grandfather's help to get the bear home.

Follow the funny story of a boy who tries to help the unexpected arrival to his small island town. One day, Henry wakes up and gets ready for sleigh rides in the snow, but he encounters a polar bear instead. It's up to Henry and his grandpa to sneak the polar bear off the remote island. Will the polar bear make it back to the North Pole?

'The bright cartoon illustrations, appearing in small vignettes as well as single- and double-page spreads and on the endpapers, flesh out the story with imaginative, often hilarious details...Fun-filled, delightful, and inventive.' - Kirkus Reviews