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Dear Polar Bears

Polar bears and penguins live in similar climates, but they never, ever meet. What if they had a party together?

The penguins of Antarctica write a letter inviting the polar bears of the Arctic to join them at the South Pole to celebrate their longest day of the year. But how will the polar bears get there? It’s such a long journey—will they make it in time? What will they bring? And what will happen when they arrive?

Written by: Gabrielle Prendergast
Illustrated by: Marcus Cutler
Picture Book
Format: Hardcover
Ages: 3-5
Pages: 32
Dimensions: Height 10 in, Width 10 in
Originally published in North America: Winter 2023
All rights available excluding North American English

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Author: Gabrielle Prendergast

Gabrielle Prendergast is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and teens. She won the BC Book Prize for her YA sci-fi novel Zero Repeat Forever and the Westchester Award for her YA novel Audacious. After years of working in social welfare and the music and film industries, Gabrielle began writing books when she became a mother so that she could work from home. She is the author of Aftershock and Flash Flood in the Orca Anchor series. Gabrielle lives in East Vancouver.

Illustrator: Marcus Cutler

Marcus Cutler is a freelance children’s illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines, books, apps and more. He has worked with a variety of clients, including chickaDEE Magazine, OWL Magazine, Macmillan Publishers and Parks Canada, and he is the illustrator of the Lark Ba Detective series, The Owl and the Two Rabbits and The Walrus and the Caribou. Marcus lives in Tecumseh, Ontario.