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A massive long shot but does anyone remember this kids book from the 80s?

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DearSnail · 15/11/2024 21:21

It was a book about a little boy and his teddy bear and what they got up to during the day.

The main thing I remember was that instead of drawings the pictures were all photographs and the bear was a small knitted brown one, whose name I think began with a B.

This was during the late 80s and I think I used to get it out during every other visit to the library (take it back one week and get it out the next). I can vividly remember my mum pleading with me once to get any other book out as she was fed up of reading it and we both knew it backwards anyway but I was resolute.

So annoying because I was utterly obsessed with it but now can't remember the name and Google isn't being any help.

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Tomorrowisyesterday · 16/11/2024 08:13

Does your mum remember any of the actual lines from the book? (Since it might be etched on her memory!) as might be possible to find it on Google books with a quote or two

Raspberried · 16/11/2024 04:36

The Winter Bear?

Goldie2021 · 16/11/2024 03:40

Travels with Teddy?

sykadelic · 16/11/2024 03:21

Its not "Brown Paper Teddy Bear" by Catherine Allison is it?

Iseethesilverlining · 16/11/2024 02:57

Are you sure it isn’t PB Bear? Lovely photos in that one of him doing every day things. My kids loved it. PB Bear

A massive long shot but does anyone remember this kids book from the 80s?
tolerable · 16/11/2024 02:32

Barneby

Kurokurosuke · 16/11/2024 02:25

Biaolsky? Goes out, stays home. etc?

RailwayCutting · 16/11/2024 02:04

Bramwell Brown?

justasking111 · 16/11/2024 01:37

"Teddy Bear Story - Etsy UK" https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1355085790/teddy-bear-story

JuliaLivilla · 16/11/2024 01:17

TypingoftheDead · 16/11/2024 00:26

I adored Dogger as a child, though it made me a little sad, too, for one of the children. From what I remember, Dogger accidentally ended up on a raffle/tombola/jumble sale stall, where he was picked by a little girl, who fell in love with him but she was persuaded by his little boy original owner to swap for a big teddy bear. It’s quite possible he got put in the washing machine at one point, too, but the bit where he ended up with a new owner, albeit briefly, is what stuck with me.

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I thought that the little boy lost Dogger, and his lovely big sister who I seem to remember doing handstands throughout the book, won a splendid Teddy Bear in some competition at the fete, and happily suggested to the kid that now had Dogger swapping it for poor lost Dogger. I read it as an adult and remember that there was a genuine, uncontrived niceness about the whole thing, and that for some reason it really moved me.

PolkaDotOlgaDaPolga · 16/11/2024 00:50

I (80s/90s kid here) recall a book published by Medici (a company that did many lovely 1950s/60s picture books like Guinea Pig Podge and Fuzzy The Hedgehog) called Teddy Runs Away, but the teddy in that one has adventures without its child owner. So probably not quite the one.

QEforis · 16/11/2024 00:45

SmallestMan · 15/11/2024 22:02

Dogger by Shirley Hughes? Edit - ignore, didn’t read the photos bit properly. Not that then.

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This was my first thought until I read the rest and knew it couldn't be.
Dogger was my absolute favourite growing up and over the years I lost the book probably during some house moves.
Anyway, I always thought about it so I went on Amazon and bought it again in my late 30's! The absolute joy at reading it again ❤️

mamechange · 16/11/2024 00:40

I was thinking Andy Pandy for some reason.

PolkaDotOlgaDaPolga · 16/11/2024 00:37

StandingSideBySide · 16/11/2024 00:33

But a sad story all turned out fine in the end and the real Dogger I understand still exists in the authors sons bedroom!
He’ll be in his 60s now.

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Awww! 🤗

StandingSideBySide · 16/11/2024 00:33

TypingoftheDead · 16/11/2024 00:26

I adored Dogger as a child, though it made me a little sad, too, for one of the children. From what I remember, Dogger accidentally ended up on a raffle/tombola/jumble sale stall, where he was picked by a little girl, who fell in love with him but she was persuaded by his little boy original owner to swap for a big teddy bear. It’s quite possible he got put in the washing machine at one point, too, but the bit where he ended up with a new owner, albeit briefly, is what stuck with me.

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But a sad story all turned out fine in the end and the real Dogger I understand still exists in the authors sons bedroom!
He’ll be in his 60s now.

Xtraincome · 16/11/2024 00:30

The Old Bear stories? Brown Bear was a character and some were photographs I think? It was made into a TV show.

A massive long shot but does anyone remember this kids book from the 80s?
TypingoftheDead · 16/11/2024 00:26

Wheelz46 · 16/11/2024 00:06

@ErrolTheDragon Pretty sure dogger was a teddy bear dog, I am sure he was popped in the washing machine or something. That would be a little harsh if he was meant to be real 😬

I need to go see if you can still purchase it now to check 😅

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I adored Dogger as a child, though it made me a little sad, too, for one of the children. From what I remember, Dogger accidentally ended up on a raffle/tombola/jumble sale stall, where he was picked by a little girl, who fell in love with him but she was persuaded by his little boy original owner to swap for a big teddy bear. It’s quite possible he got put in the washing machine at one point, too, but the bit where he ended up with a new owner, albeit briefly, is what stuck with me.

ThisGreyPanda · 16/11/2024 00:21

SmallestMan · 15/11/2024 22:02

Dogger by Shirley Hughes? Edit - ignore, didn’t read the photos bit properly. Not that then.

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Ah I Loved Dogger!

Wheelz46 · 16/11/2024 00:20

StandingSideBySide · 16/11/2024 00:10

oops. Health a safety alert
No it’s all ok
It was a toy stuffed dog

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I think I misread the post 😆

Dogger was a stuffed dog not a stuffed bear 🤦‍♀️ I think I need to go to sleep!!

StandingSideBySide · 16/11/2024 00:10

Wheelz46 · 16/11/2024 00:06

@ErrolTheDragon Pretty sure dogger was a teddy bear dog, I am sure he was popped in the washing machine or something. That would be a little harsh if he was meant to be real 😬

I need to go see if you can still purchase it now to check 😅

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oops. Health a safety alert
No it’s all ok
It was a toy stuffed dog

Whatabouteryallaboutery · 16/11/2024 00:10

Long shot, but have you contacted the library services where you grew up to see if they still have your lending record? Some libraries did computerise them.

Findingmypurposeinlife · 16/11/2024 00:09

Jamberry, Corduroy, A boy and his bear,

Aliceinunderland · 16/11/2024 00:09

Hm was it Bialosky bear? Popular in USA at the time but not sure about UK.