 In 1915, ten-year-old Aileen Rogers’ father, Lawrence Browning Rogers, enlisted in the Fifth Canadian Mounted Rifles. Aileen, left in Quebec with her mother and younger brother, sent her precious stuffed Teddy bear to the front lines in Europe to protect him. Teddy came home to the Rogers farm. Lieutenant Rogers did not. He was killed at the battle of Passchendaele in Belgium. In 2002, Lawrence’s granddaughter found Teddy, letter, and war memorabilia in a family briefcase. This moving story, narrated by Teddy, is accompanied by family photographs, newspaper cuttings, and warm oil paintings. Today Teddy lives in a glass display in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Canada. mjw |
| Title: A Bear In War Author: Stephanie Innes and Harry Endrulat Illustrator: Brian Deines Publisher: Pajama Press, reprint edition Copyright: 2013 Original language: English Original publisher: Key Porter Books Limited, Canada Original copyright: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-927485-12-5 Hardcover pages: 40 Age range: 6-9 Genre: Picture book Book setting: Canada Author’s residence: United States, Canada Illustrator’s residence: Canada Awards: Silver Birch Award Shortlist, 2009 Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable Information Book Finalist Subjects: Canada, Father and child, North America, Soldiers, Teddy Bears, World War I |
A Bear In War
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