(English) A Polar Bear

A white bear who has escaped from the zoo embarks on a journey to find his identity.
A Polar Bear portrays a white bear's journey to find his identity after escaping from the zoo. It depicts the bear's courageous struggle to find the meaning of life. Calm and refreshing illustrations with elaborate details will guide readers into a fantasy world. Although the bear faces some difficulties, he does not give up and keeps making efforts to achieve what he wants and manages to find peace in the Arctic, his hometown. His journey will make readers reflect on themselves and find their new identities.
The book blurs the boundaries between reality and imagination and focuses on the path the bear takes while the author's exquisite and detailed descriptions capture the eyes of readers. Not only children but also the whole family will be able to find pleasure in this book by interpreting the wordless illustrations based on their imaginations. Some readers may become the white bear themselves and exercise their imaginations while talking with him and cheering him up. When the white bear gets lost and wanders around without being able to get along with humans, they may look at him with sympathy. When the bear finally goes back to the Arctic and lives a happy life, readers will breathe a sigh of relief. Wordless picture books are good for children to develop their imaginations and creativity as these books provide them with opportunities to interpret the story based on only illustrations and to read the book from a new perspective.
A Polar Bear also carries a deep message on the coexistence between animals and humans with fantastic stories that move freely across the boundaries of reality and imagination just like in films. The book will lead you to think of life in the Arctic and find ways for humans and animals to live together in harmony.

(French) <Un ours polaire>

L'Ours blanc raconte l'histoire d'un ours blanc quittant le zoo et trouvant son identité et son ego pas à pas. Il montre les pas puissants de l'ours blanc vers le rêve de trouver le sens de la vie. En même temps, il contient des sujets approfondis tels que la coexistence des animaux et des hommes. 

Même si c'est difficile au début, n'abandonnez pas jusqu'à la fin pour réaliser ce que vous voulez, et regardez enfin le "je" de l'ours blanc qui trouve la paix dans sa ville natale, le pôle Nord, et appréciez la joie de découvrir un nouveau "moi".

(Russian) Белый медведь

Эта история, похожая на роуд-муви, о белом медведе из зоопарка, который отправляется в путешествие в поисках своей родины - Арктики. Он страдает от жары и постоянной толпы вокруг него. И тут он видит открытую дверь и в ней оранжевый шар, за которым он начинает идти. Он оказывается на улице, где шныряют автомобили, спускается в метро, проходит весь темный город насквозь и наконец оказывается в неком светлом месте. Но сможет ли он быть там счастлив? Поскольку в книге нет текста, воображение читателя не ограничивается ничем, оно еще больше развивается и преодолевает барьер обыденной действительности, заставляет задуматься, могут ли люди и животные быть вместе счастливы?

동물원에 갇힌 흰곰이 고향 북극으로 돌아가는 과정을 한 편의 로드 무비를 감상하듯 서정적으로 그린 그림책이다. 더위에 지친 흰곰들이 우리 안에서 평화롭게 쉬는 첫 장면, 무리와 어울리지 못하고 홀로 떨어진 흰곰 한 마리가 눈에 띈다. 열린 문을 지나 우리를 빠져나온 흰곰은 주황색 풍선을 쫓아 놀이공원을 떠난다. 어울리지 않는 모습으로 북적이는 도심 속을 걷는 흰곰은 지하철과 자동차로 가득한 거리, 짙은 어둠 속 도시를 지난다. 주황색 풍선을 따라 마침내 다다른 밝고 환한 전광판 너머, 바라던 장소에 도착한 흰곰은 행복할 수 있을까? 글 없는 그림책은 독자의 상상력을 자극하고, 현실과 상상의 경계를 넘나드는 환상적인 이야기는 독자에게 인간과 동물 모두가 행복해지는 방법을 생각하게 한다.