Harry B and Timmy T's Beary Magical Christmas

Download or read book Harry B and Timmy T's Beary Magical Christmas written by Karen Lynch and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is a special time of year. A time when families come together, friendships are rekindled, and even strangers treat one another with kindness. But, on two separate occasions, for two lonely, stuffed teddy bears that remained unpurchased on a grocery store shelf, the holiday is proving to be a lonely and empty time.A charming new children's book, Harry B. and Timmy T.'s Beary Magical Christmas, shares several wonderful lessons that revolve around a pair of forgotten stuffed animals.It becomes a magical Christmas for the bears when a supermarket store clerk, whose mission in life is rescuing unwanted cats, sees their need and rescues them.This story teaches us the value of adoption, caring for animals, and how one person's generosity can make a difference. Readers are in for a beary big treat! The opening lines of Lynch's wonderful story set the tone for readers: "Magic happens. Sometimes it happens in the most unusual places. We just have to look to see it. We just have to believe it exists. Life is full of the unexpected. It is what makes life interesting, surprising, and fun."Lynch writes about two teddy bears -- Timmy T. and Harry B -- who even at 50% off could not find any takers, not even during the gift-giving, holiday season. She writes of Timmy T. as follows. "Whoever made this particular bear did not stuff him properly. So, unlike the other bears, who when placed on the shelf, or wherever they were displayed, sat up nice and straight and looked bright, happy, and appealing, this bear slumped and sagged and never did look happy with the whole arrangement. No matter how any of us tried to make him sit up, so people would notice him and want to buy him, he just lay there limp with a sad expression on his face." Imagine no child to hug the bears lovingly, or an adult looking pleased at the checkout counter at the prospect of one of the bears delighting a family member. Do stuffed bears have feelings, or even care if someone buys them? Lynch's story raises these questions, helping readers develop empathy for all creatures. Her book also offers educators and parents an opportunity to engage children with a list of discussion questions at the back of the book.Lynch illustrates through her story how the magic to create happy endings lies within each of us. All we have to do is to recognize the need, step forward, be kind and offer help in caring for another. "For there is magic in doing a good deed and the doer of that good deed is the one who benefits most," she writes. "There is no better feeling than knowing you have done something to make another's life better, even if that someone is only a stuffed bear."