CCBC-Recommended Book Search - Cooperative Children's Book Center

Polar Bear Night

“The night is keen and cold. Snug inside her warm den, a polar bear cub wakes. Something in the moonlit stillness quietly beckons.” The cub ventures out into the night, where she sees a walrus, seals, and whales, all sleeping. Inexplicably drawn on, the small bear waits and wonders, until a “star shower” like “snowflakes, falling, falling” illuminates the nighttime scene, waking the slumbering animals. Satisfied, the polar bear cub returns through the snow and ice to her sleeping mother and home. This quiet story is complemented by the arctic landscape’s evening hues, in shades of blue, green, purple, and pink. Repetitive language and a reassuring tone promise that the little polar bear’s nocturnal travels will end well in this ideal bedtime read-aloud. Honor Book, 2005 Charlotte Zolotow Award ©2004 Cooperative Children's Book Center

Illustrated by Stephen Savage

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-5
Age Range: Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3) PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format: Picture book
Subjects: Animals (Fiction) Nighttime

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publish Year: 2004
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0439495245

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Thompson

Polar Bear Night