The Bear Next Door

by Ginnie Hofmann

Andy is hoping for a toy rocket ship for his birthday. When Grandma sends a teddy bear instead, he is unhappy and disappointed. But a nightmare adventure turns Andy and the teddy bear, Arthur into fast friends. First published in 1978, Ginnie Hofmann's story of 'Who Wants an Old Teddy Bear?' lead to four more books, all of them starring Andy and Arthur in their further adventures Now back in print, and collected together for the first time, this charming quintet of stories, told in simple language and accompanied by Ms Hofmann's appealing artwork, is sure to delight a new generation of young readers.

Genres: Friendship

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Emily Woodard]

I give this book 118 stars.

I really like it. I like Emmy, the bear next door. I like it when they built the tree house, but I didn't like it when Arthur and Emmy get stuck. I would like for my friends to read The Bear Next Door.

[Lillie]

Favorite part: When the brown teddy in the red jacket and the gray girl teddy (not wearing clothes) handshake.

(Samantha here: We always use her exact words. This amazingly descriptive sentence was straight from Lillie's mouth!)