Age: Preschool-1st grade

Two strangers appear during a bad winter storm and are met with closed doors and ill-tempers. When their tea is rejected in exchange for shelter, the two polar bear brothers must fend for themselves. Soon, snow starts to fall and the fox family is driven out of their home, into the generous arms of the polar bears.

A well rounded book that excels at so much with so little. A happy scene is set with tight-knit families bundling in for a dangerous storm. But their happiness turns to grouchiness when strangers come to ask for a little generosity in exchange for something that they don't immediately need. A role reversal for the characters encourages readers to think about paying kindness forward.