Happy Birthday, Little Polar Bear!
Lars is twenty years old but his smile is as bright as ever. Be sure you have all the new Little Polar Bear books to add to your shelf of classics. Hans de Beer goes beyond the cuddly cub, however, as you can see by Leonardo's Dream, available in paperback for the first time.

How Little Polar Bear and his friends work around man's impact on the environment even in the Arctic is the theme of Little Polar Bear and the Reindeer, now available in paperback and in Spanish. A high fence and industrial rubbish prevents the reindeer from taking their migratory journey but Little Polar Bear and a friendly musk oxen combine forces to create a path to freedom.
Little Polar Bear and the Reindeer 978-0-7358-2139-2, $6.95
El osito polar y el reno 978-0-7358-2161-3, $6.95 paperback
978-0-7358-2160-6, $16.50 Library Edition

Leonardo had a dream--he wanted to fly! Every day, Leonardo would smile confidently at his little wings and encourage them to grow. He'd stand on one leg at the top of the cliff, letting the wind brush through his feathers and imagine that he was flying over the ocean. The other penguins laughed at Leonardo. Whoever heard of a flying penguin? Day after day, he practiced flying, but it was no use. He never left the ground.
How Leonardo, with encouragement from a friendly albatross, proves that perseverence pays off and that even the most impossible dreams can come true, is an uplifting story that will send young spirits soaring.
978-0-7358-2168-2, $6.95 paperback