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A Pocket for Corduroy

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A children s classic for close to forty years A Pocket for Corduroy tells the story of a bear s adventure at the laundromat and the girl who would be his friend always For the first time ever the classic A Pocket for Corduroy is 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 This irresistible childhood classic is a delightful sequel to the original well loved tale Corduroy This charming story takes readers into a multi ethnic urban neighborhood Laundromat where Lisa s mother warns her to take everything out of her pockets before washing Pockets Corduroy doesn t have any pockets The furry bear s search for a pocket of his own takes him on an adventure filled with the sights sounds smells and hazards of the Laundromat As a result Lisa and her beloved bear become separated as Corduroy ends up locked inside the Laundromat all night And what do bears do all night in places like this They ski in the soap flakes and nap in the baskets of course Fortunately Lisa returns early the next morning to reclaim her tired little friend Soon Lisa is sewing Corduroy a pocket of his very own and again all is well in the life of Corduroy This merry tale gets added interest from the setting a multi ethnic urban neighborhood of cuddly Corduroy and his pal Lisa a black child and her attractive mother Publishers Weekly