Emma loves snowberries, but snowberries grow deep in the dark forest? and Emma's afraid of the dark. But when she accidentally awakens a friendly snow bear sleeping on the edge of the forest, her luck changes. So thankful for being awakened in time to fly home on a wind, the snow bear grants her three wishes. Emma is sure he's not telling the truth?after all, how can a bear fly? But as Emma soon comes to see, friendship and a little bit of faith can make a big difference?and Emma soon comes to find that snow bears never lie! AUTHOR: SAID, who publishes only under his first name for security reasons, was born in Tehran in 1947 and has lived in Munich since 1965. He is the author of several books, only one of which, Be to Me the Night: Love Poems, has been translated into English. The recipient of numerous awards, including the Premio Letterario Internazionale "Jean Monnet" and the German PEN Center's Hermann-Kesten Medal, he served as president of the German PEN Center and director of the Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN. Marine Ludin was born in Paris in 1971. She studied illustration at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'art in Nancy and Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg. Since then she has worked as a freelance illustrator for German and French publishers. Marine Ludin lives in Heidelberg. SELLING POINTS: ? Striking, dreamlike art combines with a winsome story about the importance of keeping your promises. ? A new author and illustrator team for NorthSouth Books! ? Whimsy combines with thoughtfulness make this wonderful read-aloud. Colour illustrations
