As a child, I remember reading a story in which one of the characters, a boy, carried about a little white mouse in his pocket.
I can’t remember which story it was, but I remember being quite impressed by that particular detail. I loved the idea of having a pet about your person, a constant little companion.
I never went so far as to try secreting one of our gerbils in my pockets though. I knew, deep down, that animals weren’t likely to take kindly to that sort of thing. They might get squashed, or escape at an inopportune moment.
And a pocketful of poo didn’t seem like such a good idea either. So, I confined my pocket pals to Pippa dolls.
I still love the idea of pocket-sized companions though. So I decided to make some pocket bears.
So far, there’s only one finished…
But I have a few more up my sleeve, so to speak….
They may not be quite so lively as a mouse…
But at least these pocket pals don’t mind being pocketed. ♥
I love these! Is it The Witches by Roald Dahl you’re thinking of?
Ahh! It might well be! Thank you!
…and there won’t be any sad squeaking if you accidentally sit down with a Pocket Bear in your pocket 🙂
No indeed – not even from oneself, as Pocket Bears are quite soft with no sharp bits to stick into you!
When I was little I loved Enid Blyton’s “Adventure” series (the Sea of Adventure, the Island of Adventure, the Mountain of Adventure etc). They had a character called Philip who always had animals of some kind about his person – mice, rats, snakes, frogs. Might be him you’re thinking of… we are (sadly) a bit too old for the witches (published in 1983) – great film though – and I do remember reading both Matilda and The BFG as a student! Your pocket bears are lovely – have to start saving my pennies for Sherwood Art Week!
Ahh! I think that was it! I was an avid Blyton reader and read all of those as a child! I thought The Witches was older than that… Must be remembering it from reading it to lad!
Squee! Your little bear is adorable. Such a cute fellow to put in a pocket, or perhaps tuck under the arm of a larger doll.
Darling!