Two Bad Teddies — Kilmeny Niland

"Gruffy Ted and Tilly Ted loved Mollie-Sue. And Mollie-Sue loved her teddies. They did everything together. One day, a present arrived from Grandma. It was Bendy Bill. Mollie-Sue showed Gruffy and Tilly. "Isn t he handsome? Look at his long stretchy arms," she said. "And listen . . . "She pressed Bendy Bill in the middle. "Oo-oo," he squeaked."""""I don t like his silly smile," said Gruffy. "I don t like his silly arms," said Tilly. """Mollie-Sue still loves us best," said Gruffy."""Niland s warm, affectionate story explores a theme familiar to allsometimes we only get what we want when we stop trying so hard."