The Million-Dollar Bear

by William Kotzwinkle, David Catrow (Illustrator)

After escaping from the vault in a millionaire's home, a very valuable old teddy bear finds happiness with a family who knows his true worth

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Childrens

48 pages, Hardcover

First published September 11, 1995

About the author

William Kotzwinkle is a two-time recipient of the National Magazine Award for Fiction, a winner of the World Fantasy Award, the Prix Litteraire des Bouquinistes des Quais de Paris, the PETA Award for Children's Books, and a Book Critics Circle award nominee. His work has been translated into dozens of languages.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is quite interesting. The worlds first teddy bear is worth a million dollars and spends its days and nights locked in a vault. All it wants to do is be around others. It gets an escape attempt when two old arguing men let the cleaners take and lose him. This story was very sweet. It is also very long. Great for bedtime, not so great for story time.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s better to be appreciated than valued as expensive.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a sweet message, but I felt like it took a long time to get to the end. I wasn't as interested in the journey the bear went through to get a happy ending. I didn't care for the two bear collectors. The illustrations were nice, if not a little weird at times. I might recommend.

*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2010...