Northwick is a very special teddy bear. He lives with a boy called Frank and his family. Both Northwick and Frank have nystagmus. Below are some extracts from the book "Tales of Northwick".

From "A Bear with no Name"

"Northwick" The bear rolled the word around on the tip of his tongue and then tried it out in his brain. It was a very respectable name for a bear. It had a certain style to it. It wasn't too short and it wasn?t too long. It wasn't too fat and it wasn't too thin.

From "Northwick's First Day at School"

Naturally, Northwick was far too polite a bear to say anything about another bear's appearance, especially as he knew some people found his size and his spectacles amusing. So, putting on his politest and friendliest voice (Northwick did have a very gruff voice too, which befitted a bear of his size, but he kept that for special occasions) Northwick said, "Hello, my name is Northwick and I'm very pleased to meet you."

From "Sticks and Stones"

"My eyes aren't wobbling!" said Northwick, getting a little flustered. In fact, his eyes did feel a bit strange, but he was sure they had been all right a moment ago. And, although they felt strange, it didn't feel to him like they were wobbling.

"Yes, they are. They're jumping all over the place. Just like Frank's do sometimes," said Ryan, getting more excited and laughing at the bear.

NORTHWICK'S BOOK

You can read the full versions of nine Northwick stories in his illustrated book "Tales of Northwick". Click here for details on how to order. All proceeds go to NN.

More stories about Frank and Northwick appear regularly in our Focus newsletter which is sent to all members of NN.