Corduroy

Author- Don Freeman

Title- Corduroy
Illustrater- Don Freeman
Year-1968
Genre- Picture storybook

Format- Softcover

Publisher- The Viking Press


Reading Level- Assisted Elementary

Interest Level- Elementary

Topics- Picture storybook, bears

Summary- This book is about a bear named Corduroy. He is a stuffed animal who lived in the toy department of a big story. He has been waiting for someone to come along and take him home. One day a little girl stops and tells her mother she wants to buy Corduroy. He had a lost button so he searched all over the store for it. A couple days later the little girl came back and bought the bear. She was so happy and excited. The little girl took Corduroy home and sew on a new button. They became great friends.

Extension Activity- Have the students bring in their stuffed animals from home and share why they are their favorite. You could also take a field trip to build-a-bear and make bears with the class. There are other simple things you could do like painting bears and such.