Teddies are very special toys.   Many grown ups still have the teddy that they played with when they were young. We can tell how well loved a teddy has been by how worn it looks today.

In 1872 the american president theodore roosevelt caught a baby bear. The president's nickname was teddy. A toy maker called one of his bears teddy's bear. Soon the name 'teddy bear' was used for all toy bears.