A toy bear goes off to a cave to live as a real bear should, only to find he needs something more to be truly happy.
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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.
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.
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A terrific rhyming book for pre-schoolers,
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This review is from: Beady Bear (Picture Puffin Books) (Mass Market Paperback)
At 2 my daughter knows whats coming next. She fills in any rhyming word, or phrase. We love the story. It's a great bed time book. It's a nightly request! "I need Beady"
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I bought this to read to my grand kids when they come over and spend the night. They love to lay in bed and let me read all of Don Freeman's books. WE LOVE THEM!! I would highly recommend this book and all of his other books as well!!!~
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Kerplop! He'd come unwound!,
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This review is from: Beady Bear (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Picture Puffin Books (Pb)) (School & Library Binding)
This is simply a great book for small children. It's a classic, on the order of Goodnight Moon and Little Toot. What else is there to say?
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Once Beady was all wound up, he wanted to keep on playing. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Once Beady was all wound up, he wanted to keep on playing. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Norman the Doorman (Picture Puffin Books) by Don Freeman in Back Matter
- A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman in Back Matter
- Tilly Witch (Picture Puffins) by Don Freeman in Back Matter
- Mop Top (Picture Puffin Books) by Don Freeman on page 44
- Space Witch (Picture Puffin books) by Don Freeman in Back Matter
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- Books Kids Will Sit Still For: A Read-Aloud Guide Second Edition by Judy Freeman on 4 pages
- Dandelion (Picture Puffin Books) by Don Freeman on page 44, and Back Matter
- Borrowings: A Longitudinal Look at Three Student Writers by Claudia Brancato on page 42, and Back Matter
- Earth Sciences: Curriculum Resources and Activities for School Librarians and Teachers by Amy Bain on page 44, and page 55
- Corduroy by Don Freeman on page 28, and Back Matter
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