Don Freeman

A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.

Corduroy the beloved bear slips out very early one morning to get a birthday present for Lisa. He spies what he thinks is a yellow balloon up in the sky, thinking that would be perfect for her. But when the sun rises, the balloon (really the full moon) disappears. And now Corduroy is lost. Lisa finds him, but not before Corduroy succeeds in getting just the right gift--a lollipop as yellow and round as the moon. Written in the whimsical style of Don...

Disaster strikes two pigeons when their nest in an electric hotel sign is threatened.

A teddy bear spends his days waiting in a store for someone to buy him.

When Goodwin the goat discovers an artist's paint tubes, he becomes covered in color when he eats them and is soon made into a tourist attraction by Farmer Mac Duff.

When the beans that Lisa has planted are dug up by a dog, Corduroy reseeds the garden that he was supposed to be watching, but he and Lisa are in for a surprise when the "beans" finally appear on the vines.

"It's bedtime for Corduroy! Join him as he puts on his pajamas, brushes his teeth, and tucks himself into bed"--

Shares fifty years of Corduroy's accumulated wit and wisdom.

Corduroy the teddy bear sets out one night to find a birthday present for his owner, Lisa, but soon realizes that he cannot find his way home.

"Corduroy is celebrating Hanukkah with his friends. They light the menorah, eat potato pancakes, and play dreidl. Come celebrate the festival of lights with Corduroy!"