Two children, sent out to play, spend their time arguing over the relative merits of their teddy bears, while a galaxy of strange characters and objects passes them unnoticed. Russel Hoban said of this engrossing and fascinating book: 'This will help any child to get as good grip on the ungraspable . ' Both adults and children find I HATE MY TEDDY BEAR rewarding on different levels and it will give hours of pleasure.