CORDUROY, 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, by Don Freeman
(Ages 2-5, $19.99)
Few bears are as beloved as Corduroy, the tattered little department-store toy who lingers unsold because his overalls are missing a button. My children, now teenagers, loved the book so much that they memorized every line (and wore at least two copies down to nubs).
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