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Erin and the Midsummer Bear

Picture Book project: Full-spread illustration and character development. Erin lives on the Lofoten Islands and befriends a polar bear who gets separated from her family. *For inquiries about the manuscript, please contact Zöe Tucker.

Watercolors and colored pencils on Mixed Media paper.

A girl with a handful of blueberries and a polar bear lie down in a meadow of flowers.
Double-page illustrations of the friendship between the girl Erin and the polar bear with text: "Every day for a week, Erin and Bear foraged together. They found sorrel and spruce, and blueberries and dandelions. They even found honey!"
Spot illustrations of Erin and the polar bear in different poses, including running through a meadow, fishing and eating blueberries, and climbing a tree trying to get honey.
Illustration of additional poses of Erin and the polar bear. Erin rides on Bear's back and plays a trumpet next to clapping Bear. Bear tries to catch fish, sleeps with a donkey stuffed animal, and skips through a field.
Illustration of additional poses of Erin looking behind her shoulder, picking up leaves by a lake, sleeping with her donkey stuffed animal while dreaming of the polar bear, jumping, and crying on a ledge.
Illustration of Erin's different emotions, including happy, surprised, delighted, angry, and worried.
Illustration of Bear's different emotions, including angry, embarrassed, peaceful, surprised, and joyful.

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