![]() ![]() ![]() Good riddance! A bad old year, with a mean spring, a poor summer, a bitter autumn – and now this cold, shivering ague. Puffin 1969.Ī windy night and the old year dying of an ague. James Stevenson is best known for his Grandpa stories, especially Could be Worse! If you have youngsters to read to, Stevenson’s charming picture books are worth looking up. When all the children are gone, Annie and Teddy are gone, too. A bell rings and children flood out the doors in a tumbling rush. ![]() He takes Annie and Teddy with him and places them outside a big building. Annie and Teddy are safe staying with Chauncey, but they can’t be happy without a child of their own. They collect the garbage here first thing in the morning.” Annie and Teddy hitch a ride on Chauncey the dog, who takes them back to his basement room. Teddy says “The kid who owned me got a space gun for Christmas.” Annie says “The kid I belonged to got a doll with hair you can curl and clothes you can change plus a bikini.” As they discuss their situation, a big brown dog tells them “A word to the wise. Greenwillow Books 1981.Įveryone knows The Night Before Christmas, but do you know about the night after Christmas? James Stevenson’s charming picture book tells the story of Annie, a doll, and Teddy, a teddy bear, who find themselves on the curb with the garbage the night after Christmas. The Night After Christmas by James Stevenson. ![]()
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