Rediscover Pooh Bear by Reading the Original Winnie the Pooh Books

Winnie the Pooh is one of the most well know of Disney’s characters. In fact he’s second in popularity only to Mickey Mouse. Though unlike Mickey Pooh bear isn’t an original Disney creation instead he was brought to life by the pen of author A.A.Milne. Though Disney have made a number of change’s from the original Winnie the Pooh books the most notable of which is adding a new character. So reading the original stories will be quite a treat as you’ll get to see a different side to Pooh.

The first thing you’ll notice about the books is that unlike the modern Disney version they don’t try to teach lessons or impart values. Instead they focus on the adventures of a group of friends who live in the  Hundred Acre Wood and the silly situations they create for themselves. The first chapter provides a great insight into Pooh’s unique way doing things and you can’t help but smile.

“When you go after honey with a balloon, the great thing is not to let the bees know you’re coming. Now, if you have a green balloon, they might think you were only part of the tree, and not notice you, and if you have a blue balloon, they might think you were only a part of the sky, and not notice you, and the question is: Which is most likely?”

When Christopher Robin asks if the bees might be suspicious of the bear floating beneath the balloon, Pooh says, “They might or they might not. . . You can never tell with bees. . .I shall try to look like a small black cloud. That will deceive them.”

All you’re favourite characters Tigger, Owl, Rabbit, Eeyore and Christopher Robin are all present and correct. Though Tigger doesn’t appear until The House at Pooh Corner which is the second of the Winnie the Pooh books. For those people wondering about Gopher he’s not in the books as he was introduced by  Walt Disney who felt it would allow the American audience to better relate to the stories. In fact Gopher points this out by saying “I’m, not in the book you know”.

The Winnie the Pooh books are timeless classics which will delight readers of all ages. Though while A.A.Milne’s writing is a joy to read a special mean should be given to Ernest Shepard whose drawings bring the characters to life.