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In The Adventures of Johnny T. Bear (Dutton, 1926) by Margaret J. McElroy and illustrated by James Daugherty ("Jimmy the Ink,") Johnny T. Bear is on a quest to find a place: "Where things are the way they ought to be." The irascible teddy bear wreaks havoc on the town while doing so. He kicks an old man out of his own house, makes living gingerbread dogs that scare old ladies, and causes a train wreck. This picture shows Johnny T. Bear pleading to the King for mercy. Not wishing to end up back in a toy shop, he agrees to a punishment of being forever mute; he does not mind however, due to the fact that he will also have a home with the policeman's daughters. |
Exhibited Curated by Kali M.D. Roy, Collection Management Assistant, Miriam Snow Mathes Historical Children's Literature Collection