Little Teddy Left Behind Book

Little Teddy wakes up one morning to find that Jack and Nicole, his owners, have moved away and forgotten to pack him. But just as he's wondering what to do, the cleaning lady comes along and pops him into the washing machine. This unwanted bath starts Little Teddy on an incredible series of adventures- as a dog's toy, as a football in a game of catch, and even as a threat to an angry squirrel. Will Little Teddy ever be able to find Jack and Nicole again?

Joanne Moss's broad, detailed perspectives give realism to this endearing and imaginative story of a teddy bear's search for his family.

Children's Literature

A little teddy bear is left behind when his family moves to a new home. The cleaning woman notices Little Teddy looking a tad grubby and tosses him into the washing machine. Teddy's adventure begins when he is blown from the clothesline, bothered by bees, carried off by a dog, and tossed about by two children. They throw him high up into a tree where a squirrel that thinks Teddy is after his cache of nuts and pushes the fuzzy interloper from the tree. Teddy lands on the floor of a tree house that just happens to be in the new backyard of his owners. A celebratory party for teddy and his bear friends follows a joyous reunion. While the story's pat ending stretches credulity, it is a pleasant sweet tale of one bear's search for his family. The homey watercolors with Teddy's bright red soft-to-touch sweater are the perfect accompaniment. At best this is a marginal purchase for one-on-one lap sharing.