After reviewing more than 250 Golden Teddy Award entries, a panel of esteemed judges had the difficult task of narrowing the field down to 82 nominees. The 15 winners were announced at the Golden Teddy Awards reception on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, held in conjunction with the Hunt Valley Christmas/Holiday Show & Sale in Hunt Valley, Md. The pictured winners are listed in bold.

In Knits for Bears to Wear: More Than 20 Fun, Knit-to-Fit Fashions by Amy O’Neill Houck, explore different skills and techniques while working up knit outfits for Teddy.

The patterns are organized in four sections: “A Teddy Bear’s Picnic,” which includes patterns for play and everyday wear; “Dress Up for Bears,” featuring all kinds of costumes, including a wizard, mermaid and chef; “Bears in Winter,” with cozy and cute outdoor knits; and “Bedtime for Bears,” which ensures your bears will be nighttime-ready.

My mom has this teddy and would like to know its value. She keeps it in like-new condition and nothing is broken on it. Thanks for your knowledge. —Judy Smith, Olmsted Falls, Ohio

Judy, your mom has a bear on all fours made by Gund around 1930-1940. Near mint, it is valued around $500.

Curator Ken Yenke provides a behind-the-scenes look at the new Chelsea Toy Museum.

Chelsea, Mich., is located west of Ann Arbor and east of Jackson, where the legendary Richard Steiff lived in the 1920s and 1930s. Richard is, in the opinion of many experts, the creator of the first teddy bear. So it is fitting that the site for the Chelsea Teddy Bear Co.’s Chelsea Toy Museum—dominated by teddy bears—is just a few minutes from Richard’s home.