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Title: The Teddy Bear Habit
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: James Lincoln Collier
Narrator: August Ross
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-12-13
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
Twelve-year-old George Stable wants to be a rock star someday, but he gets horrible stage fright - unless he has his old teddy bear with him. Hiding the teddy in his guitar seems like a brilliant idea. Then George discovers that someone has hidden stolen jewels in the stuffing of his beloved bear. George's embarrassing "teddy bear habit" becomes the center of a life-and-death chase through Manhattan. Can George survive long enough to make his first TV appearance?
Members Reviews:
I would rate this the best book from my childhood!
I loved this book when I was a kid! (in the 60s) It was the first full length novel I ever read. Can't wait to read it to my grandkids- and explain all the pop culture references to them. And I used to laugh when My Grandma talked about "the good old days"....
Loved this book since I was a kid.
I loved reading this when I was in elementary school in the 1970s and it is great to read it to my kids now. We've gotten a kick out of how the sixth grader goes around NYC BY himself, drinks egg creams, how much things cost and the phone number that starts with letters. It's a fun story and George is a likeable guy with a gift for hyperbole.
Read it as a youth
This is such a cute story. I read it as a child, and can't wait to read it to my kids. I have been looking for this book for a few years, but have been unwilling to pay [price] for an older copy.
I hope you enjoy this blast from the past as much as I will.
Still funny after 35 years!
I had this book (1973 edition illustrated by L. Lorenz) as a child and recently dragged it out to read to my 9-year-old son at bedtime. He typically prefers nonfiction (yes, we read that too), but I thought he might like this one. He's loving it! I've had to explain a few things -- like the late 60's slang sprinkled through, and why live TV was such a big deal, and George's dad's obsession with Jackson Pollack -- but he gets it, and we've had some great discussions about popular culture, modern art, self-confidence, placebos, and what makes a family. We are both amused by George's frequent exaggerations, like "Pop would have me drawn and quartered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and tortured on opposite days." And then, of course, there's the gripping story of George's run-in with jewel thieves. Will he get out of this alive? Will the teddy? Will George ever become a winner? Of course -- and so is this book.
Kids' classic still resonates today
To this day, this is one of my all-time favorite kids' books! Back in 1979, my sixth-grade teacher read this book to the class and I was hooked by the story of a New York kid whose dad drew comic books. In my 20s, I re-read it and considered it great source material for a cool movie! George would be a really relatable kid (a latch-key kid before the term existed) and the comic book angle is very current. (Imagine a "Garbage Man" movie!) And what about Wiggsy! He became one of my favorite bad guys, and in a movie, he could come across as very sinister. (I always loved the chase across the New York rooftops. What a great adventure, and very cinematic.)
A funny, charming book that even adults would enjoy.