I bought this book for my little sister years ago for Christmas and only got to read it myself recently. “The Bear Nobody Wanted” is about an arrogant teddy bear who thought he was much, much better than all the other toys at the factory.
He’s so proud of himself that he wouldn’t talk to the other toys — he even looked down his nose at the working people in the factory!
Interestingly, he’s actually not as perfect as he thinks he is because he fails the quality inspection test and ends up in the reject bin.
Lucky for him, he’s saved by the cleaning lady who smuggles him home for her own children. He doesn’t stay there long and after being mangled by a naughty little boy, he moves on to various other owners, each own worst than the last.
The poor teddy is even used by a man once to polish his shoes!
By the time “The Bear Nobody Wanted” reaches the end of his journey, he has lost an eye and is a terrible-looking bear who needs urgent help. He gets help at a toy hospital and is mended lovingly until he’s almost as good as new.
If you like happy endings, you’ll be pleased to know that the teddy bear finds happiness in the end AND becomes a better bear also 
I found this a “cute” book to read especially as I love teddy bears. “The Bear Nobody Wanted” is such an unusual teddy bear and I think the authors did a great job with character development: you can really feel just how stuck-up the bear is!
I think children aged 8-10 years old would be able to relate to the bear since children at around this age start to feel really important about themselves and tend to start feeling “grown-up” by finding things or people around them as “uncool” etc.
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The Bear Nobody Wanted
Allan and Janet Allberg
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
No. of pages: 144
ISBN-10: 0670839825
ISBN-13: 978-0670839827
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