cover image If I Were a Polar Bear

If I Were a Polar Bear

. Piggy Toes Press, $16.95 (12pp) ISBN 978-1-58117-046-7

An austere white landscape dramatically frames icy footprints, a blue foil moon and frosty water in If I Were a Polar Bear by Rives. Later, a delicately woven igloo emerges from the earth and, on the final spread, the wintry white bear proudly approaches the North Pole. A die-cut slipcase lets the paw print shine through. (Sept.)