Threadbear (Creative Editions)

Christophe Gallaz

ISBN 10: 1568460856 / ISBN 13: 9781568460857

Published by Creative Co (Sd) (edition ), 1994

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 1568460856-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Threadbear (Creative Editions)
• Publisher: Creative Co (Sd) (edition )
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568460856
• ISBN 13: 9781568460857
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gabrielle Vincent
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Creative Education is proud to present an award-winning collection of books from Creative Editions. Recognized around the world for their excellence in writing, illustration and design, Creative Editions' titles will introduce your students to some of the finest books published today, from wonderful original works to the best-loved classics. Enchanting, exquisite and entertaining, each and every one of these stories will be a prized possession for you and your readers.

Reviews

Gallaz's (with Roberto Innocenti the coauthor of Rose Blanche ) delicate, haunting tale is relayed by Threadbear, a teddy found by a kind old man who rescues discarded bears "from the gutters and garbage cans." Threadbear explains that the man's stuffed menagerie is very quiet at first: "We sat together for hours without speaking a word or even looking at one another. We were all trying to remember our pasts." As they begin to recall the children "who had hugged and hit them," the teddy bears come back to life; they begin to share their tenderest memories with each other. And then the old man tells his bears that he, too, occasionally mistreated the teddies he owned as a child. His words gently deliver Gallaz's significant message: "I finally realized that I had hit the teddy bears not because of anything they'd done wrong, but because I was sick or angry or just in a bad mood. . . . I'm sorry." In the end, the man gives all the healed teddies (except Threadbear, whom he keeps) to a girl who appears capable of cherishing them. Some youngsters may find Gallaz's poetic story enigmatic, but the distinctive, faintly bittersweet mood he establishes has its own eloquence. Vincent's (illustrator of the Ernest and Celestine series) two-color, effectively sketchy drawings share Gallaz's subtle and lingering power. All ages.
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