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With bravery, teamwork and lots of common sense, a forgotten bear finds his way home in this warm, wise, and very funny graphic picture book by Children's Laureate Michael Rosen and illustrated by Joel Stewart.
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One day, a little bear named Red Ted is accidentally left on the seat of a train by his owner Stevie and ends up in the place for lost things. He doesn’t despair, however – he puts his mind to work! With the help of his new friends, a pessimistic crocodile and a cat with a fondness for cheese, Ted finds his way home to the little girl who loves and misses him. Author Michael Rosen and illustrator Joel Stewart offer a sweet graphic storybook about pluck, persistence, and the pure comfort of home at the end of a long journey full of adventure.
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Format:Hardcover
My daughter (aged 7) and I have just read this as a bedtime story. It's presented in a comic book format, and she wants to read it through on her own next time. Very well written, and really funny... it had us both laughing out loud several times. Beautiful illustrations. Michael Rosen is obviously a cat owner ... the cat character is *very* well observed! Buy it!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Another lovely story! For all of you teachers out there, not all of the words are on the page!
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18 Dec 2009
Format:Hardcover
Red Ted is a stuffed scarlet bear who is dearly loved by a little girl named Stevie. On a trip to see her nana one day, Stevie accidentally leaves her sturdy companion behind on the train. The conductor deposits the forgotten bear in a very large room filled with shelves and crammed with various items.
Red Ted is befriended by Crocodile, who has been there for a very long time. He says that this is the Place for Lost Things, where all unclaimed items end up. Red Ted misses Stevie terribly and feels so lost and hopeless that he bursts into tears. But Red Ted is a brave little bear and he doesn't cry for long. He quickly decides that he will simply leave the Place of Lost Things and find Stevie on his own. Although Crocodile doesn't think this is a terribly sound idea, he asks to go along. Red Ted consents and the two stuffed animals formulate their escape and rush headlong out the door.
Just outside the door, they meet a large white cat, who agrees to help them because she thinks they smell of cheese. Of course, they meet a series of obstacles (the best of these is an oddly inserted dachshund) which they must overcome. Happily, the trio is successful and Stevie is delighted to see her best friend again. This is indeed a happy ending for all, for Stevie asks to adopt Crocodile and her mom has a bag of cheese for the cat.
The illustrations are unique, with the backgrounds a wash of sepia tones - only the main characters are done in color. A most interesting point is that the animals really DO look like stuffed animals. They move a big stiffly and their eyes are flat black beads. Each character speaks and think using bubbles above their heads, instead of more traditional text.
This is a sweet little story that really drives home the power of persistence. Red Ted shows all of us that when you have vision and drive (and the assistance of a cheese sniffing cat), you really can achieve the impossible. The sweetness of the book is tempered with humor - the cat with her catchy cheese ditty, the hilarious dachshund, the displayed thoughts of the stuffed animals, plus much more. All the elements put together make this a unique story and one which most readers will find completely endearing.
Red Ted is befriended by Crocodile, who has been there for a very long time. He says that this is the Place for Lost Things, where all unclaimed items end up. Red Ted misses Stevie terribly and feels so lost and hopeless that he bursts into tears. But Red Ted is a brave little bear and he doesn't cry for long. He quickly decides that he will simply leave the Place of Lost Things and find Stevie on his own. Although Crocodile doesn't think this is a terribly sound idea, he asks to go along. Red Ted consents and the two stuffed animals formulate their escape and rush headlong out the door.
Just outside the door, they meet a large white cat, who agrees to help them because she thinks they smell of cheese. Of course, they meet a series of obstacles (the best of these is an oddly inserted dachshund) which they must overcome. Happily, the trio is successful and Stevie is delighted to see her best friend again. This is indeed a happy ending for all, for Stevie asks to adopt Crocodile and her mom has a bag of cheese for the cat.
The illustrations are unique, with the backgrounds a wash of sepia tones - only the main characters are done in color. A most interesting point is that the animals really DO look like stuffed animals. They move a big stiffly and their eyes are flat black beads. Each character speaks and think using bubbles above their heads, instead of more traditional text.
This is a sweet little story that really drives home the power of persistence. Red Ted shows all of us that when you have vision and drive (and the assistance of a cheese sniffing cat), you really can achieve the impossible. The sweetness of the book is tempered with humor - the cat with her catchy cheese ditty, the hilarious dachshund, the displayed thoughts of the stuffed animals, plus much more. All the elements put together make this a unique story and one which most readers will find completely endearing.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Dull, forgettable
5 Jun 2010
Format:Hardcover
This book was given high reviews in a magazine, which is how I ended up purchasing it. It has a potentially interesting story line -- teddy bear left behind at a train station and stored in a huge room with many other long-forgotten things -- but is really dull and forgettable. The bear and another lost animal decide to leave the station and they get rained on, find a bus stop, meet a cat and get back to the bear's home. I wish the author would have done more with the idea. This is not a book that my daughter or I seek out to read.
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