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Winnie the Pooh First Readers #14
Pooh and the Storm That Sparkled
A Disney First Reader book: paperbacks perfect for young children just beginning to read on their own.
40 pages, Paperback
First published August 25, 1998
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July 3, 2022
Fireworks are not popular in my house, with the dogs or the people. So it is easy to relate to Piglet's fears that a big storm must be approaching when big booms and streaks of light in the sky start appearing. A small group gathers around Piglet to brave the storm and help check on the other residents of the Hundred-Acre Wood. But then it gets weird.
The rescue party finds Christopher Robin who, despite being British and living with them in England, wishes them a Happy Fourth of July. It seems he failed to inform them about the fireworks and, even worse, excluded them from an private viewing to which he has invited only Kanga and Roo. Is Christopher Robin playing he's on a date with Kanga? Bizarre.
Side note: I find it annoying that this book's credits say it is "Adapted by Isabel Gaines" but doesn't indicate from what it is being adapted. I'm pretty sure Milne never mentioned the Fourth of July, nor any of the cartoons. And it's hard to imagine a foreign publisher making a book about a British bear celebrating an American holiday. If anyone knows the original source, I'd love to know.
(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )
The rescue party finds Christopher Robin who, despite being British and living with them in England, wishes them a Happy Fourth of July. It seems he failed to inform them about the fireworks and, even worse, excluded them from an private viewing to which he has invited only Kanga and Roo. Is Christopher Robin playing he's on a date with Kanga? Bizarre.
Side note: I find it annoying that this book's credits say it is "Adapted by Isabel Gaines" but doesn't indicate from what it is being adapted. I'm pretty sure Milne never mentioned the Fourth of July, nor any of the cartoons. And it's hard to imagine a foreign publisher making a book about a British bear celebrating an American holiday. If anyone knows the original source, I'd love to know.
(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )
August 27, 2011
What do you do if you hear loud noises and see sparkly colors in the sky? If you are Pooh Bear and Piglet, evidently you worry about a really big and scary storm coming. I'm not sure if this book would help kids not worry about fireworks, or if it would make them scared of fireworks.
November 30, 2014
This is a fun Winnie the Pooh adventure story for early readers. Whilst trying to stick to the original plans laid down by AA Milne, this book is pure American fantasy as it shows pooh and his friends celebrating 4th July. It's a fun gentle book with good easy words and beautiful illustrations.
August 26, 2008
Cute story line for Pooh and his friends.
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