“Teddy
Bear Fair”
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was created especially for at the age of 3 With Love From, Auntie Linda February 14th,
2001 {pg3} One day, when Jenny
awakened, she saw something on the lap of her teddy bear.
It was a note addressed to her. {pg4} Jenny
reached for the note and saw that it had her
name at the top. To: Jennifer Lynn
Johnson It
also had her address. 623 Washington
Lane Canton, Michigan {pg7} Jenny
turned over the note and it read.
"Because you are such a special person, Jenny,
you are invited to attend the Teddy Bear Fair today. This is an honor given to
only one child each year. " "A note like this one has also been
sent to Auntie Linda. Auntie
Linda will meet you at 11:00 am, right here in your room." {pg8} Jenny quickly dressed and sat on the edge of her bed and stared at her
teddy bear. Shortly before 11:00 am, Jenny heard the voice of Auntie
Linda at her door: "Jenny,
may I come in?" asked Auntie Linda. "I
am supposed to meet you now for something special," said Auntie Linda. "Come in!" Jenny said with excitement in her
voice. {pg11} As they were all gathered in Jenny's room, something amazing happened. Jenny's teddy bear began to talk! Auntie Linda was even more surprised than Jenny. "We must hurry now!" exclaimed
the teddy bear. "Jenny, please pick me up
and hold me," continued Jenny's teddy bear. {pg12} The bear asked, "Are you ready, Jenny?" Speechless, she
nodded "yes". "What about you, Auntie Linda?" who nodded too. The enchanted bear looked at them and
said, "All right, close your eyes and repeat after me . . . 1, 2 ,3 , the
Teddy Bear Fair - I want to see!" And, together Jenny
and Auntie Linda shouted "1, 2 ,3 , the
Teddy Bear Fair - I want to see!" {pg15} After a brief moment, they were told to
open their eyes. What a surprise! Jenny looked at the gateway over which were the words:
"Welcome to the Teddy Bear Fair". Jenny
said, "Where in the world are we?" To which Auntie
Linda replied, "Well, I don't know, but I sure have never seen
anything like this around Canton before!" {pg16} Jenny's
teddy bear jumped down from her arms and
motioned for them to follow him. As
they passed through the gateway, teddy bears from all around welcomed them:
"Congratulations, Jenny, for being chosen
to come to the Teddy Bear Fair. You must be a very special girl! And
welcome to you, Auntie Linda." {pg19} As Jenny
and Auntie Linda followed their teddy bear
friend, they approached the merry-go-round. "Would you like to ride on
this carousel, Jenny?" asked the bear. "Yes!" said Jenny. Then Jenny
followed her fuzzy friend onto the
merry-go-round and Auntie Linda smiled while
watching Jenny enjoy her
ride. {pg20} After riding, Jenny
and the bear, along with Auntie Linda came upon
a brightly colored booth. There was a teddy bear with a straw hat and cane who
was shouting, "Step right up here! Break the balloons! Win a prize!" "May I try to win a prize?" Jenny asked Auntie Linda.
"Is it OK if Jenny does that?" Auntie Linda
asked. "Sure! Give it a try!" said the
teddy bear. {pg23} As Jenny
walked to the front of the booth, the bear with the straw hat handed her three darts and said, "Pop three balloons and
you'll be a winner." Jenny
aimed, threw the first dart. Pop! Then she tossed the second dart. It burst a balloon! Then Auntie Linda
cheered, "Do it! Just one more!" Jenny took
a deep breath and threw the third dart right through a balloon. {pg24} "You're a winner, Jenny!" shouted the cane waving teddy bear,
"I'll get your prize." Auntie Linda
wondered what Jenny could have won. Usually at fairs, people win teddy bears
at such games, Auntie Linda thought. From below the booth's counter Jenny's prize was found and handed to her. It was a doll, a PEOPLE doll, which
looked a lot like Jenny. {pg27} Next, Jenny
rode on the Ferris wheel with the teddy bears.
At its top, Jenny looked down and waved
to Auntie Linda. Jenny
could also see teddy bears riding ponies below. And, there was a teddy bear roller coaster. {pg28} When Jenny's
Ferris wheel ride was finished, she saw
something very funny. There were two
teddy bear clowns! One of them was
juggling. And, the other was doing a hand-stand on just one hand or one paw! {pg31} Jenny's
teddy bear asked if they would like something to eat. It sounded like a good
idea to everyone. As they came upon the refreshment stand, Auntie Linda smiled as the bear read the menu to Jenny: "They have frozen honey bars, Teddy Bear
Waffles with honey, honey flavored cotton candy, and honey ice cream." {pg32} Jenny took
a frozen honey bar. As she ate it, Auntie Linda
gave her a balloon, a balloon shaped like a
teddy bear. As Jenny stood there with her treat, the doll, and balloon, she thought about all the fun she
had been having. To her
teddy bear, she said, "I can't wait to tell
everyone about this great day!" "No," said the bear.
"Remember, you can't tell anyone else." To all of them, he said,
"Please, close your eyes." {pg35} When Jenny
opened her eyes, she
was in her bedroom. Jenny
didn't know why Auntie Linda was there. And, Auntie Linda couldn't explain it either. Jenny also
did not know where the doll, the balloon, or the honey bar came from. {pg36} Jenny
said, "I know we were someplace, but I don't know where. It's as if we had been to a Teddy Bear
Fair." THE END
“Teddy Bear Fair”
Jennifer Lynn Johnson of Canton, Michigan