The charming children's book "Glad Lee, The Cross-eyed Bear" with illustrations by Bunji Tagawa was written by Petersburg kindergarten teacher Freda Larson as a Christmas gift for her students. A newspaper clipping affixed to the inside cover of the book "Glad Lee, The Cross-eyed Bear" in the Clausen Museum Collection reads in part, "The story of Glad Lee was first written by Miss Larson for presentation in mimeograph form to each of her kindergarteners at Christmas time, 1949. It proved so interesting she was later prevailed upon to have it printed."
The first edition was published in 1951 by...
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