Easy to Make Teddy Bears & All the Trimmings by Jodie Davis This is a nice starter book. She includes a half dozen or so actual full-size bear patterns plus patterns for a number of clothing and costume outfits. The back of the book has additional projects in it. Her instructions are easy to follow.

How to Make Enchanting Miniature Teddy Bears by Debbie Kesling is not for the faint-hearted but the projects are truly fun and creative. There are full size patterns for truly tiny bears. Much of the work has to be done by hand.

The book has 10 adorable patterns for the bear lover. There are some great gift ideas here as well. I know my sister really liked this book.

It is a pretty current book (and not cheap). You should be able to find a copy at Amazon.com or on Ebay

Just Bears by Sue Quinn This book has a number of good bear patterns. It is more about crafts for bear lovers than specifically sewing Teddy Bears, but it contains a really nice step-by-step jointed bear pattern, a big huggable bear, a clown marionette puppet and a particularly nice bear hand puppet (I've made this one several times and kids just love it).

Teddy Bears with a Past by Nancy Tillberg

Published by Krause Publiscations, 2000. This is a bear maker’s bible if you want to work wtih real fur. In its 128 pages, this book contains some valueable tips and information about working with real fur. It also provides some information for identifying fur and thoughts on what kinds of fur work best for what size bears.

There are nine full-size patterns along with instructions. For the experienced bear maker, this book is a really good refrence piece to have in your library. This is a newer book and can probably be found at Amazon. I have not seen it listed on Ebay much.

Whimsical Teddy Bears by Neysa A Phillippi

Published by Portfolio Press in 2000. This is one of my favorite Teddy Bear pattern books. It is for the intermediate level bear maker. Her patterns aren’t simple, but the book has 15 unique patterns in its 144 pages.

These are not traditional looking teddy bears, they have a lot of personality. I even enlarged the Grizz pattern to make a 6 foot bear that I dressed in a santa costume to hold a plate of cookies by my fireplace on Christmas Eve when my boys were still little .

I’ve made “Dusty” several times and a couple of the others as well. If you like bear making, this is a must-have book.

I don’t see it for sale very often on Ebay, but you can probably pick it up new at Amazon.com

Adventures in Toy-Making  by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith is 128 pages of  just plain fun if you like making stuffed toys.

It contains about 17 pattern groups. The patterns are not full size–you have to scan or copy them and enlarge. However, the instructions are easy to follow and there are some unusual patters like the Monkey, The Elephants, The Octopus, The Prairie Dog and quite a few others. I particularly like the Octopus.

Published by Taplinger Publishing Company, New york in 1976, This is an older book and can sometimes be found on Ebay or Half.com

Anatomy of a Doll by Susanna Oroyan This is a beautifully photographed book and is more about fabric sculpting level dolls. I would call this an intermediate level book. She gives instructions from the basic form through complex modeling. There aren't any actual patterns to trace and use, you have to be able to create your own using her tips and instructions. However, you are learning from a master with this book.

Better Homes and Gardens: Cherished DOLLS to Make for Fun This is a very popular book with full color photos of finished dolls. It contains 23 patterns, but they aren't full size. You have to scan or copy them and enlarge them. Most of the dolls are cloth, rag dolls. There is an adorable Circus Clown pattern, a complete doll house family and a cute baby-shower doll. There are some knit and sock dolls and a couple of dolls that use wood items.

Dolls and Doll-Making by Mary Benbow, Edity Dunlop and Joyce Luckin This book was published in 1968. Most of the doll instructions are for cupboard felt dolls with wire frames. There are written pattern instructions, illustrations and photos in black and white. The basic doll pattern is pretty much the same but adapted to different characters. There are some really good ideas for making doll costumes in this book.

Dolls & Toys from A to Z from McCall's Needlework & Crafts Published by McCalls in 1985, this book is filled with patterns--though they aren't full-size. Rag dolls and soft animals, sock puppets, knit dolls and more. You can even crochete a complete Noah's Ark set. The book contains full color pictures of the finished projects.

The Fairytale Doll Book by Valerie Janitch is a great book for fairytale character sets. It contins full size patterns that are simple to trace out and not too complex. It was published by David and Charles Craft Books in 1988 and is 128 pages.

Fairytale characters include: The Three Bears and Goldilocks, Mad Hatter’s Tea-Party, Nutcracker and Sugar Plum Fairy, Cinderella and Her Fairy Godmother, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Peter Pan and Wendy, Sleaping Beauty and the Prince. There are also furniture patterns to go with the sets.

The instructions are well written and there are color pictures of the various characters. You can probably find it on Amazon.com or Ebay.

How to Dress an Old-Fashioned Doll by Mary H. Morgan This book is a 1973 re-print of a 1908 book titled "How to Dress a Doll". It reads as an old fashioned book and was an introduction for young girls to learn how to make dolls clothing. It contains basic information about hand stitches and then a number of patterns along with instructions for fitting those patterns to your specific doll. For an old book, it is pretty easy to follow and a great beginners book.

How to Make Soft Toys and Dolls, A Sunset Book Put out by Sunset Magazine in 1977, this book contains an interesting array of dolls and toys that are mostly sewn. There is a pattern for animal slippers that my kids loved when they were young. There is a classic teddy bear pattern that I really like as well and a Walrus pattern. The patterns all need to be scanned or copied and enlarged.

Making Dolls by H. Witzig and G.E. Kuhn This is an old book translated in 1969 from a Swiss book pulbished in 1965. It covers the construction of dolls from a variety of materials. There is a particularly good section on creating wigs for dolls. It includes instruction for dolls made of wood, handkerchiefs, stockings, modelling materials. It also covers basic information about joints, wigs and wire frames.

Nursery Rhyme Toys by Evelyn Smith Published in 1973, this book also has sets in it with full-size patterns. The nursery rhymes covered are: Hey Diddle Diddle, Little Bo-Peep, Little Miss Muffet, Little Polly Flinders, Polly Put the Kettle On, Little Jack Horner, Little Boy Blue, A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go, Humpty Dumpty, Simple Simon, Yankee Doodle, Jack & Jill

On Making, Mending & Dressing Dolls by Clara Hallard Fawcett This is an old-fashioned book written by someone who knew a lot about doll making and doll clothing, but who could have used a better editor. There are illustrations of patterns in the book, but no indication as to the size the patterns need to be--and they are roughly drawn. Originally published in 1945 and republished in 1975. This is not for the beginner. It has some good ideas in it--especially for costuming. There are also some very good tips on repairing dolls.

The Godey Lady Doll by Charlotte Eldridge This book was printed in 1953 and focuses on the fashion illustrations of the "Godey's Lady's Book", a periodical that was first published in 1837. It contains some fascinating history of women's periodicals. Charlotte Eldridge was fascinated with the "Godey Lady" fashions. She took her fascination to doll making and this book contains a basic pattern and instructions for making a cloth doll with paper mache face and clay hands. The book also includes about 16 full size victorian era dress patterns and the patterns and instructions for making a complete victorian doll house and furniture.

Woman's Day Book of Best-Loved Toys and Dolls Compiled and Edited by Julie Houston This book was published in 1982 and contains simple patterns and instructions for soft toys, puppets and animals. The patterns are not full-size, you have to scan or copy them and enlarge. There is a cute little family of elves set and a pattern for a four foot doll. However, this book does not stop at dolls and animals, it includes patterns and instructions for making kites, wooden rocking ponies, pull toys, a cardboard and wood supercity and a space station.

The Woman’s Day Book of Soft Toys & Dolls  by Joan Russell is one of my favorite pattern books for making old fashioned dolls and soft animals. It is 253 pages and contains full size patterns and complete step-by-step instructions for making close to 80 toys and dolls.

The patterns were originally printed in Woman’s Day magazine and collected into a book and published in 1963 by Fireside Books.  The book was then updated nearly every year until at least 1975 with additional patterns.

Many of the patterns are in sets. Those sets include: Noah, his wife, his ark and a whole array of animals, Mad Tea Party complete with Alice and friends, Mother Goose dolls, Little women–all four dolls with wardrobe and trunks, Forest Animals, Dogs, Cats and some International and Ethnic dolls.

I find the patterns easy to use and fun. I’ve especially enjoyed the Alice’s Tea Party group. I’ve made this group several times.

You can often find this book on Ebay and it isn’t normally very expensive.