The man is dead and he STILL has a blog! Okay, fine. Now there’s a site I wouldn’t mind emulating.
It’s something I’ve always respected about this story, even if the both didn’t cross my path very often as a kid.įYI, Don Freeman’s website? Awesome. Originally written in 1976, this wasn’t necessarily groundbreaking, but it was rare enough to stand out in the field. One of the notable things about this book is that the little girl Corduroy ends up with isn’t white, a fact that doesn’t garner a lot of discussion. After that incident he decided it was time to concentrate on making a living from his sketches.” How does one lose a trumpet on the subway, exactly? And is Freeman’s trumpet still squirreled away somewhere in the deep dark recesses of the New York Metro Transit’s lost and found?īy the way, remember our discussion of Kay Thompson who wrote the Eloise books? Don did a sketch of her once. One night, on his way home from work, Freeman lost his trumpet on the subway. From the man’s biography on that same website: “Freeman supported himself by working as a dance band musician at night, playing the trumpet in nightclubs and at wedding receptions. One of the other things I love about Corduroy’s creator is how he came to become an artist in the first place. An examination of class in a subtle fashion within the pages of a seemingly simple book. Then I also wanted the story to show the vast difference between the luxury of a department store the simple life. Said Freeman himself of the book, “Of course I can’t remember exactly how it started, but I do recall wanting to do a story about a department store in which a character wanders around at night after the doors close. If you want to know the background behind this story there’s a wonderful page on Freeman’s website. And where better to start than with a quick search through the department store for a new button!” Her mother, though, thinks he’s a little shopworn-he’s even missing a button! Still, Corduroy knows that with a bit of work, he can tidy himself up and be just the bear for Lisa. Yet as soon as Lisa sees him, she knows that he’s the bear she’s always wanted. The publisher’s description of the plot reads, “Corduroy has been on the department store shelf for a long time.
Overalls are adorable, and not just in a Dexy’s Midnight Runners kind of way. Why do we all find him so cute? One word: Overalls.
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