Corduroy Resources

Corduroy's legacy lives on through this website, which provides printable coloring pages, activity ideas for parents and educators, and links to official Corduroy products, including a hipster-approved T-shirt with the text of the book printed hundreds of times.

Proceeds from the sales of most Corduroy books go to this foundation, started in 1997 by Freeman and his late wife as a way to give back. Over the years, the foundation has supported organizations that promote literacy and help disabled children. We don't have any snarky comments to add; that's just plain awesome.

In 1984, a sixteen-minute live action version of Corduroy aired on TV, complete with what we assume is a human in an expressionless Corduroy costume.

If you've ever wondered what happened to Corduroy and Lisa after the story ended (haven't we all?), check out the TV series that occasionally airs on PBS Kids/is available in one form or another on YouTube.

Corduroy's antics are coming soon to a theater near you, with Ride Along and Fantastic Four director Tim Story attached to an upcoming CBS Films production.

Don Freeman modeled his heroine after his friend's young daughter, who was also named Lisa. The real Lisa grew up to be a Princeton-educated ballerina-turned-psychotherapist—a strong contender for Shmoop's Coolest Career Trajectory Ever award. Her blog is full of musings on current events and pop culture, but we're especially partial to this post from 2012 in which she relates her "casting" in Corduroy to the importance of representation in Hollywood.

In this blog post, writer Joi Maria provides a sweet firsthand account of what the character of Lisa meant to her as a young Black girl.

If you're an audiovisual learner or you left your copy of Corduroy in another room and don't feel like getting off the couch for story time, let the Storybook Nanny read the full text to you.

Corduroy was published well before the internet age—so, before authors were expected to give interviews and provide "supplemental content" for their books. However, in this documentary Storymaker, author Don Freeman himself details the process of publishing another one of his books. Come for an insider look at publishing; stay for Freeman's awesome trumpet skills.