Teddy Bear Celebrities

May 24, 2008 · Print This Article

Some of my Friends and Relatives
This is my hero Alfonzo
The Grand Duke Michailovich of Russia gave Alfonzo as a gift to Princess Xenia in 1908. When she visited Britain before the start of WWI, Alfonzo came with her. The war made her return home impossible, which save her from the fate of her relatives in the Russian Revolution. Alfonzo stayed by her side until her death in 1965. Alfonzo is one of my heroes.
This is my friend the Berliner Bear
Berliner Bear adorns the flag and the city seal as the symbol for the city of Berlin, Germany. You can see him on postcards, souvenirs, and sitting in shop windows in Berlin. I visit him and his friends whenever I am in Germany.
This is Bussi Bear
Bussi is the star of his own magazine in Germany. The children’s magazine “BUSSI-BÄR” contains stories, coloring pictures, arithmetic games, rhymes, and many other interesting things, including bedtime stories. I love these stories.
This is my relative Fozzie
Fozzie was a television star in America, on Jim Henson’s Muppet Show. The Muppet Show also featured Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. I loved watching this show. It was very funny.
This is my friend Lars
The stories of Lars are famous around the world. They have been translated in over 20 languages. Lars lives in the Netherlands, but his ancestors are from the North Pole. We sometimes go skiing together.
My friend the Paddington Bear
Paddington is famous and beloved around the world, second only to Winnie-the-Pooh. Paddington showed me around London on my first visit there and whenever I come back to London I say hello to him. He lives at Paddington station and he waves to all the commuters rushing by every day. So he is a very busy bear.
The Roosevelt Bears
“The Roosevelt Bears” became famous in a series of newspaper stories written by Seymour Eaton. They were my dear friends when I was growing up.
My relative Smokey Bear
Smokey became famous when he was found in a forest surrounded by flames. To escape the fire, he had climbed up a tree. By the time the fire fighters found him, he was charred, blackened and hungry. Soon the story was broadcast around the U.S. Smokey soon moved to Washington, DC, to live at the National Zoo. He was a dear friend and one of my heroes.
My friend Winnie the Pooh
Winnie is the most famous of all my friends. Millions of his books have been sold and he is a star in some very popular Walt Disney movies. I love to watch his movies. Well, actually I love to watch all Disney Movies, preferably with a bunch of friends and a big pot of honey for each of us.