The Polar Bear and the Ballerina by Eric Velasquez Romance is an outsider in the

is an outsider in the homeland of his Anishinaabe ancestors

But when I find her standing in my haunted house

no one knows more about dental hygiene than Shark — she has seven rows of teeth

this warm and winsome welcome to the world of Dr

The Polar Bear and the Ballerina by Eric Velasquez Romance is an outsider in theA 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 this tale. When dancers have a photoshoot at the Central Park Zoo, a young, African American ballerina and a polar bear form a special friendship. When his