Lobster Press has brought out a picture book infused with Scandinavian flavour. In Polar Skater, a young girl is given a pair of skates. She heads with her father to the rink to give her skates a whirl and succeeds in skating on her own for the first time. While revelling in her accomplishment, she gets separated from her father and embarks on an imaginary skating adventure. British writer Sally Grindley’s text, written in non-rhyming verse, contains a flowing rhythm which makes the story enjoyable to read. Finnish illustrator Heli Hieta’s use of colour is clever and meaningful; she uses bright colours to depict real events and soft ones, mainly blue and peach, to show those events occurring in the girl’s imagination. mRb