Everybody Has a Teddy

by Virginia L. Kroll, Sophie Allsopp (Illustrations)

A child describes teddy bears owned by the other children in the classroom, from Joshy's giant grizzly to the floppy bear Poppy's grandmother made from socks. 10,000 first printing.

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Kroll has written numerous children's books since her career started in the mid-80's. Her first book was published in 1992. She started writing when she had her fourth child. Before that, she taught elementary school in Buffalo, NY. She also has written a number of books under the pseudonym Melrose Cooper to mask her tremendous output in so short a time.

Reviews

[Ariel Cummins · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little boys details all the kinds of teddies the kids in his class have. I thought it was going to end with him being sad that he didn't have one, but nope! He's happy because he has a monkey.

Realistic-ish illustrations depict the teddy bears while going through a day in the life of a preschooler. A nice variety of teddy bears throughout the book, and some diversity in the kids, too!

This book would be great for a story time at a preschool or daycare center -- or a night time story time where kids bring their teddy bears!

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great storytime appeal here. In this story all the children at preschool or daycare have a teddy bear and and they are all so very differentand loved dearly by their child. The nameless narrator is viewing everyone's teddy, and when it is rest time what does the narrator hug tightly?
Delightful depictions of the activities at preschool or day care. The white background with light blue borders allow the illustrations to "pop" from the page.

[Youth Services · Rating 4 out of 5]

rhyming text-usues good descriptive words

[Gwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everybody has a teddy... but it's also okay to have a monkey.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book because I don't have a Teddy, I have bunnies... :-) Cute book about Teddy Bears and being different!!!

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of different kinds of teddy bears; great for story time.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It reminded me of my teddy bear that I had when I was little!

[Taylor Kundel-Gower · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have Curly, the stuffed lamb :).