What a cute book! The illustrations are great! I really like how this book is written in English and Spanish! While I do not know much Spanish, I know this would be nice to have in the classroom setting!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced digital copy of this book!

***Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC for honest review***

So this is confusing, but although I'm supposed to be reviewing Little Polar Bear and the Pandas
by Hans de Beer, the download I was sent was for Little Polar Bear "Where Are you Going, Lars?"
by Hans de Beer, another book in that same series, so I will tell you what I thought of that one.

I'd read a Lars polar bear story before, with a husky in it, and this one was with a hippo and an eagle. It was very cute (thought I am partial to huskys) and followed pretty much the same formula as the first one I read. Very sweet art as well. If you're a fan of this character/series, I see no reason why you wouldn't want to pick this one up as well.

I think the wrong book is attached to the wrong cover, the book I read was Little Polar Bear, an the title listed above is Little Polar Bear and the Pandas.

I will not write a review as it is for the wrong booK!

The wrong title downloaded from the link- I recieved 'Little polar bear- where are you going lars?' Both stories follow the adventure of a young polar bear named lars. In 'where are you going lars', Lars gets lost at sea when the ice he was on brokenloose while he was sleeping. He goes on an adventure in the ocean and ends up in Africa. He meets new friends and searches for a way to get back home. I really enjoyed this book. I also loved how the story had 2 languages in one book.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book for review.
I read this book with my 8 year old son and he gave it a thumbs up. Personally I really like a snowy setting in the stories I read to my children- not sure why as I don’t like being in snow but I think it’s a book hangover from reading The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe as a child. This book is nothing like that story, but you can still get snow fulfilment. It’s a story of being lost, making new friends, accepting help, and importance of home. This story even prompted a discussion on climate change with my child so it’s got to be worth a read just for that alone.

Little Polar Bear and the Pandas by Hans de Beer follows Lars the Polar Bear as he tries to find his way back home. I found this book hard to get through due to several typos in the sections in English, also I found it to be a little wordy and long for a children’s book. However, I did enjoy the bilingual aspect of the book, it’s something that helps children’s learning and language, especially ESOL children. I, also, thought the illustrations and premise of the story were both good. I just wish the story was put together better and easier for children to listen to/read.

I read this book yesterday and I have to say that the illustrations are lovely.

I liked the story and it was easy to follow and understand but it was a little sad too and I liked how the author was able to add in to the story the aspects of global warming without laying it on too thick so it mean that I was able to explain what this is to my daughter and what we can do to try and help.

The little characters were great and I really enjoyed this one as a mum too. It is just the type of book that I want to be reading and enjoying with my daughter.

It is 4 stars from me for this one, highly recommended!

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

First, before I jump into my review, I would like to state that while the title and cover image indicate that I would be reading "Little Polar Bear and the Pandas," the actual book I was given was "Little Polar Bear: Where Are You, Lars?" I seems like the title on the listing should be a sequel to the book I ended up reading? There are certainly no pandas in the text I read, and the Little Polar Bear Lars ends up in Africa rather than China.

Little Polar Bear: Where Are You, Lars? is the story of a polar bear cub named Lars who accidentally finds himself floating adrift at sea after the ice he and his father went to sleep on broke up. Eventually, he washes ashore in Africa where he's helped by a hippo, an eagle, and an orca to return home.

This book is an English & Spanish bilingual edition, with every paragraph presented in both languages, one above the other. I am not fluent in Spanish, so I can only comment on the English text. The story is cohesive and does indeed present the sort of complete plot and arc one would expect in a primary grade storybook. With that said, there's very little character development for any of the characters, and everything that happens feels very convenient, even for a children's book. It's also odd that half of the animals have names (Lars, Drago) while the rest are simply referred to by their species as if it were a name (Hippo, Orco, Father Polar Bear), but there's no meaningful distinction between which characters get unique names and which do not. Drago the eagle is barely on the page, while Father occupies several pages at the beginning and without Hippo, the rest of the book would not progress. Why don't they get names? I would also like to point out that Orca is referred to as a whale, but orcas are not whales. The reading level of this book is targeted at an age group old enough that kids who are passionate about animals would know this, and will be annoyed. (I would have been one of them.)

Since I cannot read Spanish, and I don't know which language the book was originally written in, I concede that some of my complaints may simply be difficulties in translations.

I am still interested in reading and reviewing the book this listing says I was supposed to read, and would be happy to move this review to the correct title if the publisher gets the file error sorted out.

Hans de Beer has done a wonderful job of this bilingual story making learning languages more accessible for a younger audience. The illustrator has complemented the story with some fine work. A delight to read, I can see the benefit of this book goes beyond reading for relaxation. My thanks to Netgalley and publisher for a digital copy to review. 5/5.

I know this was just the edition on NteGalley, but I thought I should just mention that there were many mistakes in the English (missing letters and such).

Overall though I enjoyed the story and think it would be a very good story to learn a second language with. As someone who speaks Japanese and English I can attest to that. Short stories are a great way to learn about a language.

The edition that got downloaded in my app was different from the one in the cover.
but non the less it was a nice story about Lars going to Africa and coming back home.

a story of exploration and adventure

A big thank you to NetGalley and North South Books, Inc. for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. The incorrect file was uploaded in all formats. The old that We were given Little Polar Bear, Where are you going? This is the English/Spanish While this is not the book I was expecting, the graphics are beautiful and the story cute. I have read it before. I am of sure how to rate, it as it is the incorrect file. Since it is the incorrect file 2 stars but I will gladly change if I get the correct book.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
I like the English and Spanish together, it's a great learning tool. The story was sweet and the pictures enhanced it.

The book I got was "Where Are You Going, Lars?" the bilingual edition by Hans de Beer. It was a cute book, but not the one in the description.

I really liked the illustrations in the book.
I have to say, I think the story was a bit too long and drawn out. Personally, I do not think this story would keep the attention of a younger child. The two languages was a nice idea.
The concept of the story was heartwarming.
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

Tells the story of a little polar bear named Lars whose father is teaching him how to swim for the first time. Lars lives in the North Pole surrounding snow and ice.

The following day Lars wakes up to find his dad gone. He finds himself alone on a little island of ice. Suddenly his ice floe starts getting smaller, and he sees a barrel floating towards him and he quickly hangs onto it.

Lars finds himself drifting towards dry land where he meets some animal friends who promise to take him back to the North Pole.

A charming story. Perfect for kids.
Thank you to Hans de Beer, NetGalley, and NorthSouth Books for an ARC of this book

Incorrect file-- doesn't match the blurbed title or synopsis. File instead contains a multilingual (English and Spanish) Little Polar Bear story, no pandas included.