A very small bear found by Mr. and Mrs. Brown at Paddington station becomes one of the family.

Celebrate Corduroy's 50th anniversary with the reissue of this delightful leveled reader! Lisa is learning how powerful letters can be. When she wants the bakery to add more sprinkles to the cookies they sell, she writes a letter to the baker, and he adds more. But when she wants to contact the movie theater owner about a problem, she thinks he's too important and won't respond. Can Corduroy help his friend with her good deed?

A toy bear who wants a pocket for himself searches for one in a laundromat.

A toy bear who wants a pocket for himself searches for one in a laundromat.

As the minutes pass and the school bus gets closer to their house, Brother and Sister are in increasing danger of missing it.

Upon finding a toy rabbit in the forest, Bear tries his very best to return it to its home but by the time its owner appears, Bear has become attached to Bunny.

When Champ Bear teaches his friends how to play baseball, he forgets to let them have a turn.

When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.

Bear thanks his friends for bringing food dishes to his dinner party and finds a way of sharing something of his own.

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.