In 1968, a girl named Lisa fell in love with a little brown bear wearing green overalls with one button missing, and thousands of readers followed suit, making Corduroy one of the best-loved children?s books of all time. Now, forty years later, Viking proudly celebrates Don Freeman?s classic with a very special anniversary edition. With an extra-large trim size and special features including an embossed cover and four bonus spreads of never-before-seen materials, this handsome volume is a must-have for any Corduroy fan.
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Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Corduroy paints a picture of the adventures that might unfold (for a teddy bear at least) in such a situation. When all the shoppers have gone home for the night, Corduroy climbs down from the shelf to look for his missing button. It's a brave new world! He accidentally gets on an elevator that he thinks must be a mountain and sees the furniture section that he thinks must be a palace. He tries to pull a button off the mattress, but he ends up falling off the bed and knocking over a lamp. The night watchman hears the crash, finds Corduroy, and puts him back on the shelf downstairs. The next morning, he finds that it's his lucky day! A little girl buys him with money she saved in her piggy bank and takes him home to her room. Corduroy decides that this must be home and that Lisa must be his friend. Youngsters will never get tired of this toy-comes-alive tale with a happy ending, so you may also want to seek out Dan Freeman's next creation, A Pocket for Corduroy. (Ages 3 to 8)
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A winning, completely childlike picture book in which a stuffed bear waiting hopefully in a toy department finds a home with a little black girl. Endearing, brightly colored pictures. -- Booklist
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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Cordoroy is the perfect children's book. It is a gentle, sweet tale of a little bear in cordoroy overalls waiting to be purchased in a department store. A real little girl sees him and falls in love with him, but her mother says she doesn't have money to buy him and he's missing a button. After the store closes, all the toys with faces close their eyes except Cordoroy. Instead, he travels the department store searching for a button because he didn't know he was not perfect. He does not solve his problem. Cordoroy is back on the toy shelf the next morning. The little girl, Lisa returns to buy him. She takes him home, sews on a button, and provides him with his own little bed right beside hers. "I've always wanted a friend!" he says. This beautifully illustrated book has a simple text and huge appeal to anyone with a heart.
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I purchased this for my son, but I'm going to get another copy that ISN'T the anniversary addition. This version contains eight pages of information about the earlier version of the book, letters between the author and publisher, etc. This sort of stuff is more for those of us who remember the book from our childhoods than it is for the kids themselves.
Curiously, the first four pages of my copy of the book are bound in upside-down. Does anyone else have this in theirs? I might have a real collector's item indeed...
As for the story itself, it's a five-star kid's story. Wonderful. But if you are buying it for your kids, I'd get the other version.
Curiously, the first four pages of my copy of the book are bound in upside-down. Does anyone else have this in theirs? I might have a real collector's item indeed...
As for the story itself, it's a five-star kid's story. Wonderful. But if you are buying it for your kids, I'd get the other version.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
The little bear named Corduroy may not be as beautiful and perfect as the doll sitting next to him on the toy shelf, but he is more loveable. Corduroy is learning some of the struggles in life, just as we do in our lives. He is desperately searching for his lost botton because he wants a little girl to buy him. But the only thing the girl is searching for is not on the outside, it is on the inside. She loves Corduroy for Corduroy. This teaches children an excellent lesson. Love people for their personality.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
My son LOVES this book. I can't stand how it is written. Go figure.
My sons absolutely loves this book. The general story is pretty good too. But it is written in a kind of odd way. I'm knocking one star off for how it is written. Read more
Published 1 day ago by pseudosavant
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Family Tradition
An old family favorite. We have passed on a favorite book and it is an all time favorite in our family.
Published 3 days ago by Lynda Peretz
5.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful story
I love this book. I remember the story from when I was young and this edition has some neat historical stuff in the back for adults too.
Published 4 days ago by Mellovespurses
4.0 out of 5 stars
My Favorite Book
I always start the first day of school with my favorite book and bear.....the students love it and read it all year long... Thank you!
Published 9 days ago by George
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hold corduroy while you read the book
Your mother reads the book while you hold the sweet little bear in your arms. The little kids grow up and buy this for their own little kids.
Published 12 days ago by Starbucks Fan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Grand-kids loved it.
Purchased this a long time ago for Grand-kids. They enjoyed it and have read it many times. As advertised - good buy.
Published 22 days ago by Wayne
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Board Book Version of a Classic
My son loves this book. It's huge, so he spends about half an hour turning the pages and "reading" (he's 18 months) the adventures of Corduroy over and over. Read more
Published 22 days ago by booklady33
5.0 out of 5 stars
Memories of Childhood
I bought this for my grandchildren since I couldn't find the one I bought for my daughter 20 years ago. Corduroy never gets old. Love him.
Published 24 days ago by Pami Sue
5.0 out of 5 stars
A baby shower gift
'Don't know if they're having a boy or girl, but knew I couldn't go wrong with "Corduroy," an all-timie favorite in our family.
Published 25 days ago by Holly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic
This is a great story on a hands on medium for little ones. For educators, this is a great book to read for Black History Month because it features an African American girl (Lisa-... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jenyfir
