I'm Going to Eat a Polar Bear
By (Author) Karl Newson
Illustrated by Nicola Kinnear
Quarto Publishing PLC
Happy Yak
4th November 2025
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Paperback
32
Width 250mm, Height 250mm
350g
"I'm hungry! Fish are boring! I want something new. Something soft... and fluffy!"
Meet a little penguin who is super hungry but totally bored of eating fish. An older penguin recalls hearing of a fluffy creature called a 'bolar pear', so the little penguin sets off on an adventurous mission to find and eat this 'mystery' creature.On arrival at the North Pole, the penguin can't see a polar bear anywhere and eventually turns back home, hungry as ever. Little does penguin know that an equally hungry polar bear is following right behind...This story will have readers gleefully shouting 'it's behind you!' as this hilarious story unfolds. The reader can follow oblivious penguin on every step of its journey as it narrowly escapes being gobbled up by the polar bear.
Karl Newson is a best-selling, multi-award-winning children's book author.Author of the award winning picture bookI Am a Tiger, the best-sellingI Really Really Need a WeeandThe Same But Different Too, plus many more! His stories have been translated in 29 languages around the world. Karl grew up in Norwich, England, and was inspired to write his first story when his children were small... he's been writing stories ever since. He lives in London now, in a wonky old house full of pot plants and books.Nicola Kinnear is an illustrator, storyteller, designer and maker from Kent. Nicola loves illustrating books for children and gravitates towards the magical and whimsical in her work, and is greatly inspired by nature and folklore.