A Stranger Comes to Town
Maria Kristjansdottir
9781760361242
28 pages
Starfish Bay Publishing Pty Ltd
Overview
Follow the funny story of a boy who tries to help the unexpected arrival to his small island town. One day, Henry wakes up and gets ready for sleigh rides in the snow, but he encounters a polar bear instead. It’s up to Henry and his grandpa to sneak the polar bear off the remote island. Will the polar bear make it back to the North Pole? Picture book, Story elements: setting: remote island in the north, plot and character development, main character, Young boy and a Polar Bear, problem and solution, humorous tone, Illustrations enhance meaning and tone, Comprehension strategies: Predicting outcomes, sequence events, identify cause and effect relationships, & changes from beginning to end of the story. Themes: friendship, problem solving strategies.Author Bio
Maria Kristjansdottir =====================Maria Kristjansdottir recently graduated with an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. Growing up in Iceland, she enjoyed being active, spending summers running wild, and making up stories at her grandparent’s house in the countryside on the west coast of Iceland. She also used every opportunity to doodle and draw on anything she could find. Illustrating and making children’s books is a terrific way of combining her need to draw and her love of making stories.
