Corduroy
Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department  store at night? The endearing story of Corduroy paints a picture  of the adventures that might unfold (for a teddy bear at least) in  such a situation. When all the shoppers have gone home for the  night, Corduroy climbs down from the shelf to look for his missing  button. It's a brave new world! He accidentally gets on an  elevator that he thinksmustbe a mountain and sees the  furniture section that he thinks must be a palace. He tries to  pull a button off the mattress, but he ends up falling off the bed  and knocking over a lamp. The night watchman hears the crash,  finds Corduroy, and puts him back on the shelf downstairs. The  next morning, he finds that it's his lucky day! A little girl buys  him with money she saved in her piggy bank and takes him home to  her room. Corduroy decides that thismustbe home and that  Lisa must be his friend. Youngsters will never get tired of this  toy-comes-alive tale with a happy ending, so you may also want to  seek out Dan Freeman's next creation,A Pocket for  Corduroy.(Ages 3 to 8)--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.