Snowbert the Polar Bear

by An Vrombaut

Lucy has some very strange neighbors with horns, humps, tails, and trunks. That's because Lucy lives next door to the zoo! Every night, she climbs down the long neck of Georgina the Giraffe and listens to one of them tell her a story. Tonight it's the story of Snowbert the Polar Bear. Snowbert is the North Pole is quiet and cold, and he's fed up with playing dominoes alone. When Sidney the Seal shows up, the two new friends have great fun together playing games and making snowmen. But then comes the long winter; will Snowbert ever see Sidney again? 

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2001

Reviews

[Aamrah · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, this was actually just the book version of an episode of 64 zoo lane, a show I watched all the time when I was little. I'm not sure why I was so compelled to buy it despite having seen that episode so many times, but that's the kind of thing you do when you're five. It's not an amazing story, but the pictures are fantastic, the fonts keep you captivated and Snowbert is just so sad, you have to know what happens to him. At least, my five year old sister did. The only thing I found annoying was the number of times she said "aww" at the end. I'm sure I didn't do that when I first read it.

[Matthew]

awwwwww

[Kevin Cannon (Monty's Book Reviews) · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I’ve read this book once then I’ve read it a hundred times. When my son was little it was one of his favourite bedtime stories (along with The Gingerbread Man which, to this day, I can recite word for word. If fact it could be my specialist subject on Mastermind)

This entire series of books are beautifully illustrated and have entertaining stories featuring memorable characters

Sadly my son has grown out of these and is now working his way through the adventures of Harry Potter.

There is something magical about sharing a book with your child at bedtime and I have very fond memories of Snowbert the Polar Bear