When the new baby arrives in Tom's house, so too do the teddy bears. First Alice Bear comes, then Ozzie Bear with Uncle Jack and Sam Bear with Miss Wilkins. Tom gives the baby his Huggy bear, Rockwell and Dudley Bear are delivered in a van and Gran brings Dad's old Bodger Bear from her attic. Tom looks at them all on the couch beside Mum and the baby and says a little plaintively, "There's no room for me". Mum hands the baby to Dad and Tom sits on her knee and is happy. No one is left out. They all take it in turns to look after the bears ...and the baby. Martin Waddell also writes under the pseudonym Catherine Sefton. For Walker Books, he has written "Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?" (Winner of the 1989 Smarties Book Prize and the 1988 Kate Greenaway Medal); "Let's Go Home, Little Bear"; "The Park in the Dark" (winner of the 1989 Emil/Kurt Maschler Award); "Rosie's Babies (winner of the 1990 Best Books for Babies Award, and shortlisted for the 1991 Kate Greenaway Medal); "Farmer Duck" (Winner of the 1991 Smarties Book Prize); "The Hidden House"; "Squeak-a-Lot"; "The Tough Princess"; the "Little Dracula" stories; "Sailor Bear"; "Owl Babies"; "Little Mo"; "The Pig in the Pond" and "The Big, Big Sea". For Walker, Penny Dale has illustrated "The Stopwatch"; "Once there were Giants" and "Rosie's Babies (shortlisted for the 1991 Kate Greenaway Medal), both by Martin Waddell, as well as her own stories, "Bet You Can't!"; "Ten in the Bed"; "Ten Out of Bed"; "The Elephant Tree"; "All About Alice"; "Play With Alice and Laura" and "Wake up, Mr B!" (Commended for the 1988 Kate Greenaway Medal).

 

There are 25 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1996 by Walker Books Ltd .

Penny Dale studied fine art and design at Exeter College of Art, and has since worked on community art projects, street theatre props and as a graphic designer. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990 for Rosie's Babies written by Martin Waddell. She lives in Newport, Wales. Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004.