Fleming Community Library

Sophie is uninterested in writing a research report on polar bears until a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the Arctic, where she learns all about the playful bear's habits and habitat, from glacier mice to Northern Lights.

This unusual cumulative book begins with a stark, black-edged painting of the vast, moonlit, arctic landscape. Each turn of the page highlights another arctic creature, generally named in the order it appears on the food chain.

Bedtime for a little one brings an imaginary journey to the North Pole to cuddle and play with the many animals there.