TY  - BOOK
AU  - Applegate,Katherine
TI  - Pocket Bear
SN  - 9781250904362
PY  - 0000///September 092025///
CY  - [Place of publication not identified]
PB  - Feiwel & Friends
KW  - Teddy bears
KW  - Happiness
KW  - Love
KW  - Rescues
KW  - Stuffed animals (Toys)
KW  - Opportunity
KW  - Friendship
KW  - War
KW  - Chance
N1  - new book 2025 fall
N2  - Thimble-born from tip to toe, Pocket Bear remembers every moment of his becoming--the glimmering needle, the silken thread, the tender hands as each careful stitch brought him closer to himself. Born during the throes of WWI, he was designed to fit into the pocket of a soldier's jacket, eyes sewn a bit higher than normal so that he always gazed upward. That way, glancing at his pocket, a soldier would see an endearing token of love from someone back home, and, hopefully, a good luck charm. Now, over a century later, Pocket serves as unofficial mayor of Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured, where stuffed toy animals are refurbished and given a fresh opportunity to be loved. He and his best feline friend Zephyrina, known far and wide as 'The Cat Burglar,' have seen it all, and then some"
ER  -