Part of a set of little books that capture the essence of the teddy bear, this book features the most famous and classic teddy bears from North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, relating the histories that have made the bears so special, identifying each one of their distinguishing features. The book includes: the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Bear, the original Ideal bear once belonging to Teddy Roosevelt, Happy - the world's most expensive bear, Rupert - of the yellow plaid trousers and red pully, Smokey - the Fire! bear, Christian - a rare Steiff elephant-button bear, Aloysius - belonging to that wimp Sebastian in Brideshead Revisited, Paddington Bear, Barbara Cartland's teddy - The Prince of Love, and the best-known, but not the brainiest bear Winnie-the-Pooh.