Tedbury

A beautifully illustrated picture book, written in rhyme, about a day which was planned forever that turns out very badly for Tedbury, a small, soft, golden-yellow teddy bear. Alas, he has been forgotten at the park. Seasons come and go, from summer to the snows of winter to the rain in spring - Tedbury is out in all weather. Creature visitors come and go. They try to help; they ask him, "Who are you? Where did you come from?" Sadness ekes from his black, shoe-button eyes. Won't somebody stop and help him? Tedbury is forlorn until a badger wriggles him onto his back and takes him on an adventure through a lovely little town. This charming book is set in Tenbury Wells, Worchestershire, England, where Jean lived with her daughter, Maureen, for a couple of years.