Corduroy: A Pocket for Corduroy

Corduroy: A Pocket for Corduroy
Don Freeman
RRP:
NZ$ 26.00
Our Price:
NZ$ 20.80
Board Book
h228 x 254mm - 34pg
4 Jun 2019 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781984835772
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For the first time ever, the classicA Pocket forCorduroyis available in a board book edition. Don Freeman's story of Corduroy the teddy bear and his friend Lisa has sold millions of copies and delighted children all over the world for nearly forty years. In this sequel to"Corduroy," Lisa takes her toy bear to a Laundromat, where he goes on a soapy adventure! Now, for the first time ever, this children's classic is available in board book format, perfect for even the youngest readers."
Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. At an early age, he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. He practiced obsessively and eventually joined a California dance band. After graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study art under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art Students' League. He managed to support himself throughout his schooling by playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at weddings. Gradually, he eased into making a living sketching impressions of Broadway shows for "The New York Times" and "The Herald Tribune." This shift was helped along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking incident: he lost his trumpet. One evening, he was so engrossed in sketching people on the subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on the seat beside him. This new career turned out to be a near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had always loved the theater. He was introduced to the world of children s literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what's next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It's all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it's such a pleasure. I don't know when the time ends. I've never been happier in my life!" Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy. Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including "Corduroy," "A Pocket for Corduroy," and the Caldecott Honor Book "Fly High, Fly Low.""

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