The Polar Bear and the Ballerina Cover:Hardcover Pour a glass of sweet

Pour a glass of sweet tea without spilling it

what’s a boy who can turn part of his body into metal to do

the figure skating champion who backflipped her way into history

Quell reluctantly inducts into a debutante society of magical social elites called the Order that she never knew existed

and jubilation that is being Black in America

The Polar Bear and the Ballerina Cover:Hardcover Pour a glass of sweetHow does a bear go to the ballet? A polar bear escapes into New York City in this heartfelt picture book from award winning Afro Latino artist Eric Velasquez. A wordless story of unlikely friendship that celebrates art and its ability to connect us. However, this picture book also opens a conversation about alienation and empathy. Who is kept out of the theater? How can we welcome them in? A deeply personal story, author Eric Valqueuez sees himself in