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Shields, Gillian

The Perfect Bear

32 pp. | Simon | March, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-5363-0 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Gary Blythe. A girl plays with her new, pristine white teddy bear with a music box inside, turning him into a bedraggled thing. The bear is miffed (especially when she removes his music box), but after being left behind, he realizes love and inner beauty are what are important. Lifelike oil paintings with an old-fashioned sensibility reflect the bear's changing emotions.
Reviewer: Rita Soltan

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