★ A unique "Song of Ice and Fire," this fairy tale is selected for the nationally compiled Chinese language textbooks for primary schools.The story revolves around a delightful misunderstanding between a penguin and the Lion King over a mailed piece of "ice." The plot is simple, engaging, and filled with a wry humor that will make readers smile.
★ Centered around the act of "letter-writing," the story vividly portrays misunderstandings and emotional shifts between the characters. This provides a perfect opportunity for parent-child reading, guiding children to learn how to express themselves, understand others, and develop empathy and social-emotional skills.
★ The open-ended conclusion stimulates children's sense of participation, encouraging them to engage with the story through activities like "writing letters" to help the characters solve their problem. This fosters a sense of accomplishment and creative joy through practical application.
★ The story naturally integrates basic scientific concepts such as the states of water and ice, and the climatic differences between the Antarctic and Africa. It cleverly sparks children's curiosity about the geographical and physical world in a narrative way, making it an excellent early science enlightenment reading materials.
★ The illustrator employs rich collage techniques to create highly decorative and distinctive visuals. The color changes in the front and endpapers subtly hint at the change of locations and characters' emotions. This nuanced visual language greatly enhances the fun and exploratory nature of the reading experience.
★ English translation samples available.

This story takes place between Africa and the Antarctic. The Lion King lives in Africa. Finding the weather too hot, he writes a letter to the penguin, asking him to mail a piece of ice to help him cool down. The penguin, living in the Antarctic, receives the letter and immediately picks out a nice block of ice to mail to the Lion King. However, when the Lion King receives the package, he finds it contains a bag of water. He writes back to the penguin and returns the water. The penguin receives the returned package, opens it, and finds... clearly a block of ice! He is faced with a most baffling problem.

[Author]
Bing Bo
Real name Zhao Bingbo, from Hangzhou. Member of the Chinese Writers Association, National First-Class Writer. He began writing children's literature in 1979. To date, he has published over 2,000 individual pieces and more than 400 fairy tale books. Representative works include "Wolf Bat," "The Moonlight Belly Wolf," "The Complete Story of Ah Ben Cat," and "The Blue Whale's Eyes." His awards include the National Outstanding Children's Literature Award, the National "Five One Project" Award, the National Book Award, the Bingxin Children's Book Award, the Bingxin Children's Literature New Work Award, and the Soong Ching Ling Children's Literature Award.

[Illustrator]
Guo Yuqing
From Dalian. Illustrator and Graphic Designer. From 2015 to 2017, she studied in the UK and successfully obtained dual Master's degrees in Illustration and Visual Media from the University of the Arts London. During her studies, several of her series were selected for international illustration exhibitions.
She has currently signed collaboration agreements with multiple publishing houses and domestic and international companies. Published works include the children's poetry collection "Mood Tree," the series "Listen to Mom Tell Daughter 365 Stories," and "Listen to Dad Tell Son 365 Stories." Short picture stories such as "Mr. Chameleon Can't Find Himself" and "The Little Nian Beast Goes Down the Mountain" have been published in "Story Airship."