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About Us
The Real Alice's Bear Shop is situated in Lyme Regis, Dorset, a prettylittle town on the English south coast that served as the backdrop forthe film "The French Lieutenant's Woman"
When they were young, Rikey Austin's three sonslistened to her stories about teddy bears and their adventures. "I lovesharing stories with them. When they were younger, I'd tell them aboutthe bears that came to us for repair, and we'd guess at how they'dgotten into such sorry states," she recalled. Her stories are based onthe adventures of twelve characters including CobbyTM, who falls overboard during a boat trip around the bay, Mary-JaneTM, who was so busy with shells, buckets and flags that she didn't notice the tide coming in and TatTM,who's been so loved that he leaves a trail of stuffing wherever hegoes.
In 2004, the first of her stories were published under the bannerof Tales from Alice's Bear Shop, with illustrations painted by Rikey.And the characters came to life as the RUSS' Alice's Bear ShopCollection. Since then the range has grown and includes a baby rangeand gift card collection. "Our shop is so quaint, it seemed the perfectsetting for the stories. Children love to stand in the very shop thatthey have been reading about.
It seems to bridge the gap betweeneveryday life and that world where you can talk to your teddy and itjust might talk back. The Alice's Bear Shop collection was firstcreated in the shop by Artist Rikey Austin and Bear Artist Jo Farmer.Both work from the shop and are often able to sign purchases.
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