Lars Saves the Day

by Gail Donovan, Hans de Beer

When a ship with a black mouth menaces the fish, polar bears, and seals, Lars, the little polar bear, heroically lures the ship near an iceberg in hopes of sinking it, in a new title based on the animated film starring Hans de Beer's beloved polar bear. Original.

24 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

Gail Donovan was fired from her first job in an ice cream shop for making the sundaes too big. She now works in a library and writes middle grade novels, including IN MEMORY OF GORFMAN T. FROG, named to the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing list; FINCHOSAURUS, winner of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award; as well as the trilogy SPARROW BEING SPARROW (Publishers Weekly, starred review), SPARROW SPREADS HER WINGS (Maine Literary Award winner for Young People's Literature), and SPARROW, ALWAYS. She has also written for the Rainbow Fish & Friends picture book series based on the bestselling work of Marcus Pfister. Donovan lives on the coast of Maine, where she jumps in the ocean all year round.