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K-3
Illustrated by
Sophie Allsopp.
To show his devotion to little girl Luna, her polar bear friend journeys far and wide to find a replacement for the now-wilted "sunshine flower" he had given her. Bear's eventual return is empty-handed, "but seeing her again was all that mattered." There's a schmaltzy resolution to the flower issue, but the heart of this tastefully illustrated book is its message about friendship.