There is no getting around it: a parent's love looms large in the lives of children. Here a nurturing polar bear is truly present for a little one. She says at the outset: "When you're happy, having fun, I feel happy, too." Also part of loving is cheering you up when you are feeling down, smoothing away your frown, taming your fear, finding you if you get lost, honoring your hopes and wishes, helping you to make your dreams come through, and staying with you no matter what comes.
Forever is an elegant, simple, and profound children's book by English writer and illustrator Emma Dodd that ought to assure little ones that they can depend on parental love as something that will last and not fade away. The simple journey of a polar bear and her offspring is rendered with brevity, clarity, and clout. It would make a perfect gift for a new parent to share with a child.
