Barty Barton, The Bear that was loved too much by Sue Wickstead | Review
A book blog tour from Rachel’s Random Resources.
Thank you to the author, publisher, & Rachel for providing me the information for this tour.
Barty Barton - The Bear That Was Loved Too Much by Sue Wickstead Published by Sue Wickstead on 10/28/2020
Pages: 40
Add to GoodreadsA story about a very special teddy bear.
What happens when we outgrow our teddy bears?
Should we let them go?Thomas loved his teddy bear, but over the years, Barty had become tatty and old.
However, Barty was no ordinary teddy bear, and he wasn't about to give up on being loved.
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Purchase Links for Barty Barton
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My thoughts on Barty Barton
Barty Barton, the Bear Who Was Loved Too Much is a cute story in the vein of Toy Story. When a child grows up, the natural tendency is to pitch out or at least leave behind their toys, even favorites.
In this story, that is just what happens as Thomas grows up and leaves home. Fortunately for the toys, Thomas’s mom holds on to them. Even though they are stored in a dark and dusty attic, there is still hope they will find love again.
When Thomas comes home to announce he’s going to be a father, his mom breaks out the toys. She washes and patches them up. Poor Barty takes the most work as he was the most loved.
This delightful children’s picture book will capture the imagination of very young readers, as well as those who have grown a bit older. The themes of recycling, caring for your toys, and bringing joy to a new generation are wonderfully invoked in this short story.
I recommend this book to all families with young children, daycares, libraries, and new parents. It’s quick, cute, and beautifully illustrated.
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Sue Wickstead
Sue Wickstead is a teacher and an author and writes children’s picture books with a bus theme. She has also written a photographic history book about the real bus, which is where her story writing began.
Sue once worked with a playbus charity based in Crawley. This led her to write the photographic history book about the project. The ‘Bewbush Playbus’ book was published in 2012.
Sue then began to write a fictional tale about the bus. ‘Jay-Jay the Supersonic Bus’, his number plate JJK261 gave him his name and has now been followed by more picture books (ten to date) which all indeed have a bus connection as well as links to her teaching journey.
Gloria is the most recent bus book and is based on the summer play-schemes which operated during the school holidays providing a safe place to play and to meet other children. (published 2020)
‘Barty Barton; the bear that was loved too much’ was also published in 2020. Barty was written for both her son and grandson.
Some of Sue’s books have been entered and shortlisted in ‘The Wishing Shelf Book Awards’, her book ‘A Spooky Tale’ was a silver medal winner in 2019. It is a story written with her class in school and is aimed at the younger reader.
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Giveaway!
Win a Lego bear and some teddy bear colouring sheets (UK) plus a few more goodies.
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A sweet story all children can relate to.
Thank you Gina, for your review.
I’m pleased to hear, like me, that you are a proud nanny.
toys are better if they are played with but of course just because they are not brand new anymore , doesn’t meant they can’t still bring fun.
some of the older toys are still the best… but new toys too i think.