The Purple Teddy Bear

With black button eyes, a little black nose, and a blue ribbon around his neck, Teddy looks a lot like the other teddy bears who are waiting in Santas workshop for their new homes. But instead of being black, brown, or white like most bears, Teddy is the one and only purple bear.

On the trail of a teddy bear thief, Nancy unwraps double-dealing and double crosses! Bess is working during the Christmas rush at Beary Wonderful, a toy and teddy bear shop, when the holiday season takes a sudden scary turn. The owner’s prized collection of antique teddy bears—cute, cuddly, and worth a bundle—has been ripped off. But the break-in is only the beginning of a much bigger and more brazen teddy bear caper. The attempted theft of Bess’s own bear—a replica of one of the antiques—leads Nancy to believe that more is at stake than a couple of burgled bears. For Nancy knows that even something as innocent as a teddy bear can be stuffed with intrigue!

A bear gobbles up a wolf, a lion, and an elephant after each animal steals the bear's teddy bear and refuses to return it.

Lyrics to the well-known song are accompanied by original illustrations.

The teddy bears' picnic gets a modern twist in this warm and fuzzy picture book about a young teddy bear who learns that small acts of kindness can make a big difference. Ollie is a regular bear with a regular job. He listens to his girl's stories about her days, he snuggles her to sleep and he is there waiting when she gets home from school. Just your typical teddy bear stuff. So when he is whisked away to the annual teddy bears' picnic, he feels insignificant compared to the other bears who do daring and daunting things: sleepovers, hospital stays--even a night in the lost and found! After small talk with a regional stuffing manager, a department of cuddling official and a stitchery inspector; a stop at the snack table; and even some team building activities, it's time for the teddy bear service awards . . . and Ollie feels even more small and unimportant. But he soon learns that it's not just the big things that matter, it's the little things too. While parents will love the tongue-in-cheek office-party details, kids and parents alike will fall in love with Ollie: a sweet bear who discovers that his love for his girl makes him very special indeed.

Photographs of the Kissenbear Family of teddy bears illustrate the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

A playful introduction to color patterns invites children to sort teddy bears by color and arrange them into patterns of two colors, three colors and more until a bear-pattern marches across the page, revealing to readers how to use patterns to skip count, add and multiply.

Are your kids afraid of the dark? Do they have favorite toys? When Ernie the Elephant loses his favorite teddy bear, he is very distressed and begins searching the entire house, overturning tables and furniture, with no luck. How will he be able to sleep without Plum the teddy bear? Then, with the help of Martin the Mouse, he retraces his steps more carefully around his home. Will they be able to find Plum, or will Ernie have to face the dark tonight alone? Ernie the Elephant and the Teddy Bear is a delightful children's story set in rhyming pattern. Your child will delight in Ernie and his family and connect with him as he searches for his beloved bear. Listen now for the perfect bedtime story!