I'm Afraid Your Teddy Is in Trouble Today - Softcover

Jancee Dunn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406378216 ISBN 13: 9781406378214

Publisher: Walker, 2017

Synopsis

What do your toys do when your back is turned Mischief might ensue when a ringleader teddy bear throws a very memorable party.Have you ever wondered what teddies do while their humans are at school What if a teddy bear invited all his stuffed animal friends over Imagine the wild party that might ensue, complete with jumping on the bed, colouring on the walls, dressing up in Mums clothes, having a bubble-bath sliding contest in the hall, and sledging down a cushion mountain As adorable as it is raucous, Jancee Dunns hilarious tale of freedom and fun comes to vibrant life in Scott Nashs colourful illustrations.

About this title

About the Author:

Jancee Dunn has written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Vogue, GQ, and O: The Oprah Magazine, as well as many books for adults. I'm Afraid Your Teddy Is In Trouble Today is her first book for children. She lives with her husband and daughter in New York, USA. Find her online at janceedunn.net and on Twitter as @JanceeDunn. Scott Nash is the creator of the middle-grade novel The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate, the early reader Tuff Fluff:The Case of Duckie's Missing Brain, and Shrunken Treasures, a collection of seriously abridged classics. He is also the illustrator of Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Carol Diggory Shields and many other children's books. He lives in Maine, USA. Find him on Twitter as @nashbox.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2— This picture book frames the misbehavior of a rambunctious teddy bear with two police officers responding to noise complaints from angry neighbors. As near as the officers can tell, the ruckus started shortly after the bear's owner left for school. Teddy called their friends' stuffed animals and invited them over for pancakes, drawing on the walls, a bubble bath sliding contest, and a dance party. Ultimately, the teddy bear is too cute and inspires too much nostalgia for the officers to take him to the station like a hardened criminal and he is let go with a warning, although readers will not have much reason to hope he will mend his naughty ways. The two police officers, a black woman and a white man, are most often depicted against a white background, in contrast to the colorful and chaotic representations of the stuffed animal party. The pages are crowded with a variety of stuffed animal characters including rabbits, elephants, and tigers, and the spreads represent a visual game of I Spy. VERDICT A humorous tale of stuffed animal mayhem that will entertain early elementary students and provide a fun read-aloud for younger children.— Kelly Topita, Anne Arundel County Public Library, MD

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1406378216
• ISBN 13: 9781406378214
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Scott Nash