I have a girlfriend who can’t read this one without crying. It’s an inter-generational tale about a child’s “lovey”–and the idea came to me because my son had a duck that he carried EVERYWHERE for about two or three years. The music box fell out, then the stuffing fell out, and I kept patching it and re-stuffing it. Tyler couldn’t sleep without it, so we took good care of it.
The story is told from the bear’s POV–he is in the arms of a little boy who loves him, and he grows old with the boy. Then the boy goes away and a young woman turns the bear into a quilt . . . and the next thing he knows, he’s in the arms of a little girl (the boy’s daughter), who loves him.
I also wrote a lullaby for this book, and I was able to actually sing it in the audio cassette version. Jeff Johnson did the music and wrote the tune to fit my lyrics, and it’s a perfectly lovely tune . . . one that I used to sing to my own children.
This book is also out of print, but it’ll always mean a lot to me because I see my children in it. And yes, my son’s duck is tucked safely into a memory box in the attic. One day I’ll pull it down and share it with his children, Lord willing. In time . . .
~~Angie
Okay, now I have to find that book!
could I maybe find that book on Amazon?? I want to find a copy as I have my “blankie” that my parents wrapped and brought me home from the Chicago airport in. (I was adopted from Korea as well)
Angela,
“Calico Bear” is highlighted today on eBookDaily.com:
http://ebookdaily.com/free-kindle-ebooks/2014-05-01