About Teddy Robinson

by Joan G. Robinson

Deborah's cuddly teddy bear spends a night in the garden, goes to the hospital, becomes lost in the draper's shop, and meets Father Christmas

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 30, 1975

About the author

Joan G. Robinson (1910-88) trained as an illustrator and began writing and illustrating her own stories in 1939. Among her many stories for children are Mary-Mary, When Marnie Was There and the enduringly popular Teddy Robinson. Working closely with her husband, she published over thirty books in her lifetime, many of which were tried and tested on her own family. And her family sometimes found their way into her stories too - Teddy Robinson was a real teddy bear, belonging to Joan's own daughter, Deborah, who herself featured in the stories.

Also published as Joan Gale Thomas

Reviews

[Lissa Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful childhood favourite

[Amy Sellman-Bartlett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so cute! Definitely one of my favourites as a kid. I naturally had to have a bear named after him. I still have him

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favourite childrens books, when I was a child and now. My own teddy was named after Teddy Robinson (I was pleased when my own teddy had an adventure of his own, dropped from a plane into the field where the children were waiting for their bears). The book makes children use their imagination out of everyday events. The teddy goes on various adventures and tells/shows how you should be brave along the way.