All About Corduroy

Corduroy

by Don Freeman

Includes: "Corduroy" and "A Pocket for Corduroy"

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Classics

60 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Don Freeman was a painter, printmaker, cartoonist, children's book author, and illustrator. He was born in San Diego, California, attended high school in Missouri, and later moved to New York City where he studied etching with John Sloan.
Frequent subjects included Broadway theatre, politics, and the circus. He was also a jazz musician, and the brother of circus entrepreneur Randy Freeman.

Reviews

[Ry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nostalgia! Corduroy is the first book memory I have. The art is beautiful, but I'm just not sure I liked him talking at the end.

[Ginny Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

All About Corduroy contains the two Corduroy books by Don Freeman, written 10 years apart. Corduroy was copyrighted in 1968, and the illustrations reflect the year. This book is a sentimental favorite of mine; I remember making a picture of Corduroy in Kindergarten, complete (or incomplete) with his missing button. As Corduroy searches for the missing button, he states, "I think I've always wanted to climb a mountain" as he goes up the escalator. My three year old has taken to that phase, and will say when doing something new, "I think I've always wanted to ride a bike." A Pocket for Corduroy introduced my daughter to the laundromat, a place she's never been. So now she has created her own laundromat in my bedroom, and practices washing clothes. This book is copyrighted 1978, and I love how the illustrations reflect the 70's instead of the 60's of the original Corduroy. By 1978, however, I was 9 years old and not interested in Corduroy any longer. It was only when I became a teacher myself that I stumbled upon A Pocket for Corduroy and I'm glad I did!

[Callie6w]

The adventures the teddy bear named Corduroy, a curious stuffed animal discovers a girl named Lisa. After meeting her for the first time in a store, where Corduroy is determined to find his lost button after store hours, so he can go to his forever home. Corduroy looks on the elevator he calls a "mountain" and the furniture store he calls a "palace". After a police man foils his plans, Corduroy will get the chance he's been waiting for his forever home?

[Nichole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Corduroy and A Pocket for Corduroy in one book.

[Saravanadharsan Premkumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Corduroy" and "A Pocket for Corduroy"

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved these stories when I was younger.

[Alexis Jennings (ASU) · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the adventures of a teddy bear named Corduroy, a curious stuffed animal discovers a girl named Lisa. After meeting her for the first time in a store, Corduroy is determined to find his lost button so he can go to his forever home. Corduroy looks on the elevator he calls a "mountain" and the furniture store he calls a "palace". After a police man foils his plans, Corduroy will get the chance he's been waiting for.

While the text is written from the point of view from a stuffed animal, the reader is able to see Corduroy's world from a different perspective. The simple illustrations fill almost the entire page as they draw the attention of the reader to them. The text is fairly small and plain to help assist the motive behind the illustrations. With the illustrations of each scene, the reader is able to fully understand the story. These wonderful illustrations allow the reader to understand to the book from the view of a person rather than a teddy bear.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always lived the story of Corduroy since my own childhood. It delights me that my daughter loves it as much. Reading Corduroy is always a cuddly experience.

This specific book also includes A Pocket for Corduroy. I was not familiar with it before, but it is a neat experience to add as well to our Don Freeman box. We had a good conversation about how Corduroy wouldn't have gotten in trouble if he had listened to his mama/friend.

This author and book(s) are on many book lists.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

45 years and Corduroy remains a great read aloud.

[Rachel Aranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of the first Corduroy books I ever owned. I love this book!