A woman with silver framed glasses and silver hair, smiling. Her name is Leesa JoAnn Iverson

Leesa JoAnn Iverson writes to broaden perspective, create conversation, and foster compassion for ourselves and others. Her Children’s Illustrated Picture books, One Lucky Teddybear Falling, One Lucky Teddybear Sideways, and One Lucky Teddybear LoopyDoo are available now.

One Lucky Teddybear‘s stories are about friendship, fear, comfort and hope.

A lovely brown teddy bear named One Lucky Teddybear has adventures with a new animal buddy in each book. They’ll encounter wild weather and fantastical friends before getting help to return home, just in time for bed.

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A book cover designed with ocean greens and blues blues, a Teddy bear floats inside a bubble while Blue Footed Booby bird feet hover above the water surface. The title One Lucky Teddybear Falling, Stroy and Art by Leesa JoAnn Iverson.

When BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY BIRD dips suddenly, undersea, ONE LUCKY TEDDYBEAR flies like an airplane and has fun. For a while, they float, then sink. A BLOOPFISH looks too hungry to help, and Bird worries that Teddybear is a snack. But after a big LOOPYDOO, Bird and Bear land back at home.

Tugged far from the ocean floor, OCTOPUS clings to a cloud while ONE LUCKY TEDDYBEAR swings upon the sunrise. When new friend CLOUDICORN appears, all attempt to fly down. FALLING together surprises, and leads to a common truth: when our unique talents combine we all SHINE.

A book cover designed with sky blues, a Teddy bear and monkey are pulled across the page by a strong wind. The title One Lucky Teddybear Falling, Stroy and Art by Leesa JoAnn Iverson.

Strong winds pull MONKEY free from home-tree, while ONE LUCKY TEDDYBEAR swings along, joyfully. Leaves blow and curl beside these two friends as they loop and zoom SIDEWAYS, flying around the Earth to return home again. Oh, and there’s a SNOW-YETI, too!