MR. CANDYSON AND THE SECRET OF THE FROZEN FOREST

Mr. Candyson and Bear Potap: The Frozen Forest When a tiny candy-maker named Mr. Candyson is shipwrecked on a mysterious island, he discovers a magical forest trapped in an endless winter - and a kind, lonely bear named Potap who has been surviving the cold all by himself. Together, they set out on a journey across a frozen river, past an ancient tree older than memory, and up the icy slopes of the Black Mountain - armed with nothing but warmth, courage, and five very special candies that can shield you from the cold, give you the power to leap like the wind, or do something no one can quite predict. At the top of the mountain, they find the truth: the endless winter isn't the work of a monster. It's the work of something that simply fell in love with beauty - and tried to keep it forever by freezing it in place. When magic and bravery aren't enough to fix what's been done, Mr. Candyson and Potap discover that the real solution was never a fight at all. A warm, gentle adventure for readers ages 5-9 about friendship, kindness, and understanding even the ones who get things wrong - the first book in a brand-new illustrated series.