Hiro, Winter, and Marshmallows children’s book recommendation is by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.
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Hiro, Winter, and Marshmallows
by Marine Schneider (Author), Vineet Lal (Translator)
Brief summary: The Ursidae family of brown bears are all hibernating except for Hiro. Hiro packs a bag and walks outside, where she experiences snow on her paws for the first time. She wonders what Winter could be and notices unfamiliar paw prints in the snow.
The bear follows them and the scent of toasting marshmallows. All run away when they see the bear. Hiro sits roasting a marshmallow over the fire, crying, having scared everyone away from the bonfire party, when a small boy named Émile comes out behind a tree. Too curious to run away from a talking bear, Émile stays asking, “What’s it like being a bear?”
Will they become friends, or will it all go horribly wrong?
Comments: The illustrations were created with colored pencils, watercolors, acrylic paint, and markers.
This is a sweet bedtime story.
Rating: 4.5/5 📗📗📗📗1/2
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The selected children’s books are chosen by a highly qualified retired elementary school librarian who passionately reads and recommends picture books to teachers, school librarians, parents, grandparents, and other book enthusiasts.
Most of the books Mrs. Ferraris recommends are checked out from the public library. The only exception is the complimentary copies she receives for an honest review, which are duly noted.