Andy at first rejects the teddy bear he is given for a present, but through a strange turnabout he learns to love it.

"Originally published by Random House Inc. in 1978."

When Andy receives a second teddy bear, his first teddy bear plots to get rid of the new arrival.

Twelve-year-old George Stable wants to be a rock star someday, but he gets horrible stage fright—unless he has his old teddy bear with him. Hiding the teddy in his guitar seems like a brilliant idea. Then George discovers that someone has hidden stolen jewels in the stuffing of his beloved bear. George's embarrassing "teddy bear habit" becomes the center of a life-and-death chase through Manhattan. Can George survive long enough to make his first television appearance?

Ages 4-8. Andy is hoping for a toy rocket ship for his birthday. When Grandma sends a teddy bear instead, he is unhappy and disappointed. But a nightmare adventure turns Andy and the teddy bear, Arthur into fast friends. First published in 1978, Ginnie Hofmann's story of 'Who Wants an Old Teddy Bear?' lead to four more books, all of them starring Andy and Arthur in their further adventures Now back in print, and collected together for the first time, this charming quintet of stories, told in simple language and accompanied by Ms Hofmann's appealing artwork, is sure to delight a new generation of young readers.

When all the neighborhood teddy bears join together against him, Bully Bear realizes that he would rather have friends than be a bully.