Re-issued as a gorgeous hardback for its 10th anniversary, Anzac Ted is the best-selling story of a teddy bear who went to war. Travelling across the world, Anzac Ted became a mascot for Anzac soldiers, giving them comfort, courage and hope that they would return home. An inspiring story that will touch the hearts of adults and children alike.
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Re-issued as a gorgeous hardback for its 10th anniversary, Anzac Ted is the best-selling story of a teddy bear who went to war. Travelling across the world, Anzac Ted became a mascot for Anzac soldiers, giving them comfort, courage and hope that they would return home. An inspiring story that will touch the hearts of adults and children alike.
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“This special edition includes additional content such as a page of information on the history of the ANZACS and the shared experience of ANZAC and Turkish soldiers, as well as a ‘How to draw Anzac Ted’ activity page.”
Meet a bear who is more extraordinary than most in this poignant story about the Anzac spirit, re-issued as a gorgeous hardback to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Anzac Ted is no ordinary bear. He’s got worn patches, frayed threads, missing parts and more… but that’s because he’s got an incredible story to tell. Long ago, Anzac Ted went to war alongside Grandpa Jack. He kept the soldiers company and gave them courage, becoming a mascot who reassured them that they would make it through.
While Anzac Ted never won a medal, and now doesn’t even attract a single vote at classroom Show and Tell, if only everyone looked a little deeper:
‘They’d see a hero, plain as day,
Who sits upon my bed.
A hero, who saved me and you.
His name … is Anzac Ted.’
While several children’s picture books cover the world wars, none has ever made the conflict so accessible to children by telling the story of a bear who went to war. Told with love and sensitivity by an award-winning children’s author, this is a book that will touch the hearts of children and adults alike.
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“This is the 10th Anniversary edition of a popular picture book. Anzac Ted looks different to other teddies, and he sometimes scares children, but he is a special bear that holds many secrets and memories. As you read this story, you get an insight into what the soldiers at war might have been through, from the eyes of Anzac Ted.”
Get Kids Booked (Instagram 12.8K followers)“A mascot for the soldiers, Anzac Ted was a hero. At the end of the book is a brief history of the Anzacs and the enemy nations who became friends”
Sunday TelegraphAbout the Author
Belinda Landsberry is an award-winning author and illustrator. She has a Diploma of Teaching with a major in Fine Arts, and a Diploma of Graphic Design. Anzac Ted was her first book, and her second was Once I Was Loved, a beautiful picture book about a toy rabbit (EK Books, 2019).
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