From
Bogey Bear
This the second book Don Freeman wrote about his bear,
Corduroy. This one picks up where the first one left off - its a
fun adventure at the laundrymat! Children will love the mischief
Corduroy gets into and the warm, loving ending. No wonder kids
love bears!
About the Book
Don Freeman's classic character, Corduroy, is even more popular today
then he was when he first came on the scene over thirty years ago. These
favorite titles are ready for another generation of children to love.
This one shares a wonderful adventure when Lisa takes her bear,
Corduroy, to the laundrymat.
From Amazon.com
A Pocket for Corduroy is a delightful companion to Dan Freeman's beloved
Corduroy. Lisa takes her teddy bear Corduroy to the Laundromat (not to
be washed--just for company). When Lisa's mother warns her to take the
things out of her pockets before washing them, Corduroy realizes with
some consternation that he doesn't have any pockets! While poking around
for pocket prospects, he crawls inside a bag of wet laundry. A
complicated comedy of errors ensues, involving an artist, a temporary
disrobing, and Swan Flakes (they look curiously like snow), until the
touching denouement when Lisa sews a pocket on her best friend's green
overalls and tucks his name inside. (Ages 3 to 8)
About the Author
Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. At an early age,
he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. He practiced
obsessively and eventually joined a California danceband. After
graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study art
under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art Students'
League. He managed to support himself throughout his schooling by
playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at weddings.Gradually,
he eased into making a living sketching impressions of Broadway shows
for The New York Times and The Herald Tribune. This shift was helped
along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking incident; he lost his
trumpet. One evening, he was so engrossed in sketching people on the
subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on the seat beside him. This new
career turned out to be a near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had
always loved the theater. He was introduced to the world of Childrens'
Literature, when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books.
Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what's next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It's all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it's such a pleasure. I don't know when the time ends. I've never been happier in my life!" Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear, named Corduroy. Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low. For more information about Don Freeman, please visit his website.