Synopses & Reviews
They're young and curious, slipping easily into friendship as they amble along together, seeing new details in the snowy forest. Together they spy an owl overhead, look deep into the frozen face of the lake, and contemplate the fish sleeping below the surface. Then it's time to say goodbye: for Bear to go home and hibernate with the family and for Wolf to run with the pack. Dan Salmieri's debut as author/illustrator is a beautifully rendered story of friendship and the subtle rhythm of life when we are open to the world and to each other.
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"With its air of nighttime mystery, this is one that readers will want to revisit again and again." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
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"Hushed and lovely, this is a picture book to calm and inspire." Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal
Synopsis
Bear and Wolf become unlikely companions one winter's evening when they discover each other out walking in the falling snow.
They're young and curious, slipping easily into friendship as they amble along together, seeing new details in the snowy forest. Together they spy an owl overhead, look deep into the frozen face of the lake, and contemplate the fish sleeping below the surface. Then it's time to say goodbye: for Bear to go home and hibernate with the family and for Wolf to run with the pack. Daniel Salmieri's debut as author/illustrator is a beautifully rendered story of friendship and the subtle rhythm of life when we are open to the world and to each other.
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A New York Times Editors' Choice A Capitol Choices Book of 2019 A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of 2018 Winter 2017 - 2018 Kids Indie Next Pick A Fatherly Best Children's Book of 2018 Selected for exhibition in the 2018 Society of Illustrators Original Art show "Just found the book we'll gift to every child we know "--PBS
"Stunning, serene and philosophical"--Maria Russo, The New York Times
"Hushed and lovely, this is a picture book to calm and inspire."--
Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal Bear and Wolf become unlikely companions one winter's evening when they discover each other out walking in the falling snow; they are young and curious, slipping easily into friendship as they amble along together, seeing new details in the snowy forest.
Together they spy an owl overhead, look deep into the frozen face of the lake, and contemplate the fish sleeping below the surface. Then it's time to say goodbye: for Bear to go home and hibernate with the family and for Wolf to run with the pack. Daniel Salmieri's debut as author/illustrator is a beautifully rendered story of friendship and the subtle rhythm of life when we are open to the world and to each other.
About the Author
Daniel Salmieri grew up in Brooklyn, NY, making drawings of fighter jets, Ninja Turtles, and the 1990s Knicks roster. He graduated from the University of the Arts in 2006 with a BFA in Illustration. Daniel has illustrated 8 picture books, including a New York Times bestseller and Notable Book, and has won several awards including the Borders Original Voices Award and the NAIBA 2013 Book of the Year Award. He illustrates theater posters, album art, and portraits of people's dogs. His illustrations have been in the Brooklyn Public Library and the Society of Illustrators. Daniel currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.