Puneet Varma (Editor)

A Pocket for Corduroy

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
8.6
/
10
1
Votes
Alchetron8.6
8.6
1 Ratings
100
90
81
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Rate This

Rate This

Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
1978

Author
  
Preceded by
  
4.3/5
Goodreads

Language
  
English

Originally published
  
1978

Illustrator
  
Publisher
  
A Pocket for Corduroy t2gstaticcomimagesqtbnANd9GcRlQiVCukGRsZ1Td

Genres
  
Children's literature, Picture book

Similar
  
Don Freeman books, Picture books, Bear books

A Pocket for Corduroy is a 1978 children's book written and illustrated by Don Freeman. It was a sequel to his 1968 book Corduroy.

Contents

Plot

Lisa accidentally loses Corduroy, her stuffed bear, at a laundromat. After a series of adventures, while Corduroy searches for material to make a pocket, he becomes trapped in a laundry basket until he is found the next morning by the laundromat's owner. Corduroy is reunited with Lisa, who promptly takes him home to sew a pocket onto his overalls, so that Corduroy can carry a name card with him.

Use in other media

A Pocket for Corduroy was made into a short television movie in 1986. An American Sign Language (ASL) version of A Pocket for Corduroy was released through Scholastic Corporation. This version includes the original story, artwork, voice-over, music and read along captions. The 2000 animated TV series Corduroy was based on A Pocket for Corduroy as well as its predecessor.

References

A Pocket for Corduroy Wikipedia