Theodore: The Adventures of a Smudgy Bear
Edward Ormondroyd, Juli Kangas
Hardcover
(Dial, May 14, 2009)
Theodore loves Lucy even though sheÂs often careless with him. HeÂs an old experienced bear, comfortably smudgy, and he knows that itÂs part of a bearÂs life to be forgotten in a closet now and then. But when heÂs accidentally mixed in with the laundry and gets washed and dried, heÂs suddenly so shiny-clean that Lucy doesnÂt recognize him. He needs to figure out a way to get himself smudgy and bearish again! Theodore is a classic, universal story of a stuffed animalÂs adventuresÂa precursor to Corduroy and Knuffle Bunny. More than forty years after its original publication date, itÂs as fresh and endearing as ever, with help from Juli KangasÂs happy, candy-colored new illustrations.
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