Corduroy 40th Anniversary Edition Review

Manufacturer: Viking Juvenile

ISBN: 0670063363 EAN: 9780670063369
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 40
Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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In 1968, a girl named Lisa fell in love with a little brown bear wearing green overalls with one button missing, and thousands of readers followed suit, making Corduroy one of the best-loved children’s books of all time. Now, forty years later, Viking proudly celebrates Don Freeman’s classic with a very special anniversary edition. With an extra-large trim size and special features including an embossed cover and four bonus spreads of never-before-seen materials, this handsome volume is a must-have for any Corduroy fan.

User Submitted Corduroy 40th Anniversary Edition Reviews

September 25, 2008
Corduroy 40th Anniversary Ed.
"Corduroy 40th Anniversary Ed." is such a cute story for children. The 40th Anniversary edition is special because it includes copies of the author's sketches as well as his notes and revisions. Some are in envelopes; others are folded over. It is quite cleverly done.

March 13, 2008
Collector's item/memorabilia for adults, pages upside down
I purchased this for my son, but I'm going to get another copy that ISN'T the anniversary addition. This version contains eight pages of information about the earlier version of the book, letters between the author and publisher, etc. This sort of stuff is more for those of us who remember the book from our childhoods than it is for the kids themselves.

Curiously, the first four pages of my copy of the book are bound in upside-down. Does anyone else have this in theirs? I might have a real collector's item indeed...

As for the story itself, it's a five-star kid's story. Wonderful. But if you are buying it for your kids, I'd get the other version.

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