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The Teddy Bear

by David McPhail · 2002

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The little boy and his teddy bear were always together. Every night, when the little boy went to sleep, his teddy bear was right there next to him. When the little boy went on a trip, his teddy bear went too—until one terrible day when the teddy bear was left behind . . .

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A compassionate tale of friends lost and found

This is the wonderful story of a friend who is lost and found and lost and found again, and of a little boy who begins to understand the meaning of compassion.

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Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Mood
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Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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