KENNEDY, JIMMY & ALEXANDRA DAY — The Teddy Bears' Picnic

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1983. 1st Edition; 4th Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0881380105. Illustrated by Alexandra Day. Color Illustrations; This is an oblong book with illustrated covered boards. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The white covers of the book have some beginning ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. ""The Teddy Bears' Picnic" is a song consisting of a melody written in 1907 by American composer John Walter Bratton, and lyrics added in 1932 by Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy. It remains popular in Ireland and the United Kingdom as a children's song, having been recorded by numerous artists over the decades. Kennedy lived at Staplegrove Elm and is buried in Staplegrove Church, in Taunton, Somerset, England. Local folklore has it that the small wooded area between the church and Staplegrove Scout Hut was the inspiration for his lyrics. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .