Mariajo Ilustrajo Lost

Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize for Illustration 2023 Shortlisted for Illustrator of the Year - British Book Awards 2025 A new book from award-winning illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo, Lost is the story of a polar bear who finds himself lost, in a big concrete city. He politely asks the city folk for help but everyone is much too busy and impatient to help the newcomer . He finds himself travelling on the subway only to be noticed, finally by a little girl. The girl takes the homesick bear by the paw and under her innocent wing . Under the nose of her seemingly unaware mum, she feeds him dinner, gives him a bath and they read stories together. When the polar bear wistfully looks at a poster of the North Pole on her bedroom wall, the little girl realises that her friend needs help to get home. This is a story about the power friendship has to help you feel found, and even to transport you home.