Oct 25 2009
Winnie the Pooh & Christopher Robin Reunite
Those of us who regularly use eye cream to reduce those nasty wrinkles will appreciate this…
“Return to the Hundred Acre Wood,” by David Benedictus, went on sale October 5 and picks up where A.A. Milne’s “The House at Pooh Corner,” left off.
Pooh purists think there’s no need for a new book. They argue that Milne’s work should be left to stand alone. The Trustees of Pooh Properties (managers of the affairs of the estates of Milne and illustrator E.H. Shepard) have wanted to carry on with the books first published in the 1920s for a long time.
This is a classic-looking Pooh, for those who appreciate this sort of thing (me…LOL). In the illustrations, Christopher Robin appears a little older. Piglet returns to his traditional green outfit, and Pooh hasn’t lost any weight. There is also a new addition to the Wood: Lottie the Otter, a stickler for etiquette who is also a fan of the game of cricket.
At the end of “The House at Pooh Corner,” Christopher Robin makes Pooh promise he won’t forget about him, ever. Pooh promises. Then Milne then makes a promise to the reader: Wherever they go, and whatever happens, there will always be a little boy and his bear playing in an enchanted place.
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