This story comes from a memory of the author's childhood - her very first toy - a teddy bear made in Germany. It was a constant companion until she emigrated to America and was given a baby doll. Marijke Westberg never lost her love of teddy bears and through the years has acquired quite a collection and now has TOO MANY BEARS Enjoy reading Too Many Bears, illustrated and written by Marijke Westberg, about a little girl named Marika and her toy teddy bear, named Pooh Bear