Pup and Bear

Part of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. This deeply emotionalread-aloud about a lost wolf pup who is raised by a loving polar bear is sure to resonate with families - particularly non-traditional ones. You are not my mother, said the wolf pup. I am not your mother, said thepolar bear, but I can cuddle you and keep you safe. Here is a picturebook that celebrates differences and promotes kindness , sure toresonate with the many fans of the beloved classic, Mama Do You Love Me? During the ice melt that follows an Arctic winter, a wolf cub findshimself spinning out to sea on a sheet of ice. He awakes lost and aloneto an unfamiliar smell: a polar bear. And while the polar bear is notthe wolf's mother, she takes him on her back to her den, where she feeds him, keeps him warm, and does everything a mother would do. Timepasses, the cub grows into a wolf, and soon it's time for him to venture out into the wide world alone. Years later, the now grown wolf comesupon a tiny lost polar bear cub--and the cycle begins again. With poetic prose this beautiful picture book about the love and kindness of astranger is sure to touch a deep chord, particularly with parents andchildren who have found each other in unexpected ways.