After the change in Heffalumps, can anything really get worse for the Pooniverse?
Not exactly on-topic (I’m dreading this sequel, though) I thought I would put in a plug for the Pooh audio books, read by Peter Dennis (Christopher Robin said, “*f you want to meet the real Pooh, the bear I knew, the bear my father wrote about, listen to Peter. You will not be disappointed.”)
The audio is fantastic! He does a bit too much pig grunting for Piglet for my tastes, but my entire family loves them. Every time he does Roo, i laugh. You can see more here. If you go to the recordings page, you can hear an excerpt.
Gopher should never have been *in * in the first place. What, there weren’t enough characters in the original?
As long as we don’t get the often-threatened Narnia books “without the intrusive religious element” I guess I can live with things.
My first thought: Will there be witty, well-written 1-star reviews of Return To The Secret Garden at Amazon?
Why, yes!
Next on the unwanted childhood sequels list:
Where the Even Wilder Things Are
Max Wilder: Monster P.I.
Wild Things Gone Wild
Where the Wild Things Are and the Chocolate Factory
Mayer vs. Sendak: WWE Smackdown
The weirdest part…not only did it take me the longest time to realize Kessie was female, but I think it was after the turn of the century to realize Rabbit was supposed to be male.
That’s what happens when you take the bold step of leaving out the tertiary sexual characteristics. 
I read 2 pages and threw it across the room in a fit of rage and loathing.
It has nothing whatsover, neither the least jot nor tittle, not the most infinitesimal iota of anything at all to do with the Anne we all know and love.
It is, in short, a vile execrescence on the literary world and the author has shat upon one of my most beloved and sacred characters.
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Regards,
Shodan
I’ve been disillusioned since Malory did his unauthorized book of King Arthur stories.
Oh, wait.
I really don’t think this is a problem, & I am no fan of the Disney Pooh.
A) Who on earth is threatening such a thing?
B) That would be the shortest book series ever.
So set me straight…
Winnie the Pooh is called that because he’s the color of…
I was thinking today about why Pooh was called that- then I remembered that Milne wrote he had to go “pooh” to shoo the flies away after he got stuck in Rabbit’s warren and couldn’t put his arms down.
Not sure where you head that, but you’ve been misinformed. Unless, of course, Christopher Robin is supposed to be an 8-year-old father.
On top of that, Darby has a British accent in the UK version of the show.
Save some room for me in that hand basket.
Disney is just trying to keep with the times. Ever heard of Jamie Lynn Spears?