Ice in the Jungle

Written & illustrated by Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar

A young girl faces the challenges of moving to a strange new place.

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Ice's world turns upside down when she moves to a new, unfamiliar place. Everything is different—weather, food, language—and making friends seems impossible. Can Ice find a way to feel at home in this strange land? Discover how she navigates the anxieties of change and the hope of new beginnings in this heartwarming tale.

"Everything was different, only mother's hug felt the same."

— from the book

From the publisher

When Ice’s mother tells her that they’re going to move to an exciting new place, Ice isn’t so sure. She likes her home and her friends, and the fun they have together. The journey takes forever, and their new home is very strange. Everything is different – the weather, the food, the people and the language. Ice tries to make friends, but everyone seems too busy and preoccupied to care.Will anything happen to help Ice feel more at home?A charming debut picture book about the anxieties and hardships of moving, with a heart-warming, positive ending.

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Format
Pages: 32
Reading age: 3–7
Audience: Picture

Themes & topics

Books about moving Books about change Books about friendship Books about social themes Books about new experiences

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On developing her illustration style:

Ice in the Jungle was my final project during my MA in Children's Book Illustration. I came up with the story quite quickly but putting it together in a book was quite a challenge. I also hadn't really developed a "style" yet, so finding Ice was really hard. My tutors really didn't like my early drafts of her. Originally I wanted to have it in some sort of digital woodcut style. Can you imagine? But it made the character too stiff. Finally while playing around with a lot of blobs of paint and after drawing polar bears daily for 6 weeks straight she finally emerged on the page. With her came also my current working method and style which now feels effortless. Once Ice was there, all the other things just fell into place. For the MA exhibition, I made lots of little needle-felted Ice dolls, which I still keep safely in a cabinet. She'll always be my first character and has a special place in my heart.

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