The Bear Who Found Christmas [Hardcover]

Alan Rodgers (Author), Mike Resnick (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Joey loved his teddy bear so hard and long and pure, so deeply and so truly and so powerfully that the bear began to grow a heart. A spirit heart, made of ghost instead of flesh and blood. It happens to toys sometimes. No one ever notices. When the Bear came alive in the haunted shopping mall, he was all that stood between life and death and Christmas. "Alan Rodgers, has taken the fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm and the Rev. Dodson, polished its edges here and there, added a pinch of this and a tablespoon of that, and had produced the almost-perfect successor to these 19th Century fables just as the 20th Century was drawing to a close." -- Mike Resnick

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Alan Rodgers has won the Bram Stoker Award for his short fiction. He is the best-selling author of Fire and Night. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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From the Introduction, by Mike Resnick

Some time back, I mentioned to Alan Rodgers that I was putting together an anthology called Christmas Ghosts, and asked him if he’d care to do a story for it.

He replied that he had a story that, with very few changes, could fit the format, and asked if I’d care to see it. I said yes, a few days passed, and The Bear Who Found Christmas arrived.

I don’t think even Alan knew what he had accomplished, but I did, and I made out a contract that afternoon, because no one was going to buy that story out from under me.

Alan Rodgers, who for most of his professional life eschewed short fiction and specialized in outstanding horror novels, had taken the fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm and the Rev. Dodson, polished its edges here and there, added a pinch of this and a tablespoon of that, and had produced the almost-perfect successor to these 19th Century fables just as the 20th Century was drawing to a close.

Like its predecessors, it will appeal to children — and like the very best of its predecessors, it will appeal even more to adults. The response to the anthology has been quite favorable, and the one story every critic singled out for praise was The Bear Who Found Christmas.

So, from the Editor Who Found Christmas, to the Reader Who Is About To Find It — enjoy! --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Borgo Press; 2 edition (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592249647
• ISBN-13: 978-1592249640
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,772,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, August 1, 2000

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Maren Henry (Sarasota, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bear Who Found Christmas (Paperback)

Bear reminds me of the Velveteen Rabbit, only more charming, if you'll believe that. It has its frights, but nothing too bad can happen in a story with a teddy bear as a major character...or can it? I recommend this one for all ages.

Also suggested: Ghosts Who Cannot Sleep, by Alan Rodgers