Petzi #4

A delightful 2023 entry in Carlsen's German-language Petzi series, this fourth volume — "Petzi bekommt nasse Füße" ("Petzi Gets Wet Feet") — promises a chilly polar adventure right from its cheerful cover. Thierry Capezzone's artwork shows the young bear Petzi and his animal companions — including a walrus-like creature and a small bird — crowded together on a rocking horse atop a drifting ice floe, with a penguin and a seagull nearby and icy Arctic waters and snowy peaks in the background. Written by Frédéric Brémaud and Per Sanderhage after the characters created by Carla and Vilhelm Hansen, this is a warm, playful all-ages treat that carries on a beloved tradition with plenty of heart.