A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman

Experiences, situations, beliefs and values are a just a few aspects that make up personal identities. Children can come from different cultures, have different hobbies, likes and dislikes. Children are just as diverse as adults. Freeman presents different cultures, personalities and identities in his book A Pocket for Corduroy. Although the character Corduroy belongs to a picture book series, I greatly enjoyed the plot and uniqueness of the characters in this book. I also enjoyed the author’s representation of children and creativity. A Pocket for Corduroy is a story about a young girl named Lisa taking her teddy bear to the Laundromat. There Corduroy discovers the concept of a pocket and wants one of his own. Corduroy then begins to wander the Laundromat for fabric to make a pocket. Wandering the Laundromat turned into an adventure. Corduroy turned a bag full of damp clothes into a cave, a box of laundry chips into snow and looking at laundry swirling in a dryer as inspiration for art work. Personally, I believe that Corduroy symbolizes that children are creative and free spirited. In addition, I loved the variety of characters which included an authentic artist, a spunky Spanish speaking friend, and a loving little girl. Including a variety of characters with different personalities represents that children, as well as adults, are all unique.