A special teddy dreams of being reunited with his owner. Buried beneath layers of dust, cobwebs, clutter and lost property at the parcel office of disused Bishopstone Station, Teddy's hopes blossom as the old metal door finally rattles open.
One snowy Christmas Eve, more than forty years earlier, Ian and Robert are sending their final notes up the chimney for Father Christmas. Ian is two years older than his brother, Robert, and wishes for a bear to frighten away his bad dreams.
Ian's bear is not just an ordinary teddy - protecting Ian at night is just one of his superpowers.
That summer, Ian is determined to bring Teddy to the Houses of Parliament staff party, but what happens when the pair get lost on the way back from the kitchens with a napkin full of delicious vol-au-vents?
Is anyone else aware of Teddy's superpowers?
Will Ian and his bear ever be reunited?
You'll have to read Ian and Teddy's adventures, Teddy - the bear of Bishopstone Station to find out!
Show moreA special teddy dreams of being reunited with his owner. Buried beneath layers of dust, cobwebs, clutter and lost property at the parcel office of disused Bishopstone Station, Teddy's hopes blossom as the old metal door finally rattles open.
One snowy Christmas Eve, more than forty years earlier, Ian and Robert are sending their final notes up the chimney for Father Christmas. Ian is two years older than his brother, Robert, and wishes for a bear to frighten away his bad dreams.
Ian's bear is not just an ordinary teddy - protecting Ian at night is just one of his superpowers.
That summer, Ian is determined to bring Teddy to the Houses of Parliament staff party, but what happens when the pair get lost on the way back from the kitchens with a napkin full of delicious vol-au-vents?
Is anyone else aware of Teddy's superpowers?
Will Ian and his bear ever be reunited?
You'll have to read Ian and Teddy's adventures, Teddy - the bear of Bishopstone Station to find out!
Show moreSandra Gordon took an adult learning course in creative writing at the College of Richard Collyer in Horsham and has since written many short stories for adults. Teddy - Bishopstone Station's Bear, is her first longer story written for children. Her love of writing and interest in trains - her grandfather was Stationmaster at Goldsborough Station near Harrogate - made writing this book a natural partnership.She lives in Norfolk with her husband. Simon qualified with a BA in Illustration from the University of Westminster, highly renowned for its arts degrees. He has since worked as a graphic designer, illustrator and is a very capable typesetter. Additionally, he is Lesley Hart's right-hand man when it comes to the technical side of book design and creation. He has a can-do positive attitude and embraces new challenges. Lesley Hart is a line and developmental editor specialising in fiction and narrative non-fiction. For the last five-years, she has taught creative writing to adult learners at her local sixth-form college. This has resulted in a wealth of experience in different genre and she can edit manuscripts of: short stories, memoir, fiction and narrative non-fiction across most genres. Since 2018, Lesley has been a member of CIEP (the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading) and has completed their courses in proofreading, copy-editing, Editing in Word and fiction-editing to hone her professional skills. She constantly seeks opportunities to become a more proficient editor and has taken many other courses, including those with: BookMachine, SYP, Sophie Playle and Louise Harnby.
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