Somebody's Treasure

Winnie the Pooh: Kohl's Cares for Kids

by K. Emily Hutta

Snuggle up with all your Hundred-Acre friends, for this special bedtime story...

See Rabbit get all patched up with Kanga's scraps of fabric and watch your friends enjoy a springtime tea party. Ideal for the end of the day, this is the perfect book to share.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Rod Brown]

I was in Half-Price books today and since I'm in the middle of my Pooh project, I couldn't resist buying a little something from their Pooh shelf. Appropriately enough, this used book was about the old adage, "one man's trash is another man's treasure." Less appropriately, this trash proved to be more trash than treasure.

The story lacked the humor, energy, and charm that the best Pooh stories have (I'm looking at you Milne and Zoehfeld). It dully traced falling dominoes as one friend's repurposing of a secondhand item resulted in another friend repurposing something, and another, and so on, until a sedate tea party and a couple bad poems put an end to it all.

The only value my daughter and I got from the book was realizing how much the artist seemed to dislike drawing Winnie the Pooh. We laughed as we counted up that two-thirds of the illustrations have him facing away from the camera, so to speak. Of the remaining third, he is looking down in three-quarter or nearly full profile; not once is his face drawn straight on.

A sad little addition to our bookshelf.

(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... )

[Rebekah Stuckey]

This picture book is such a sweet little read with a positive message. Pooh Bear is cleaning out his house when he comes across a pot that is cracked, he's going outside to get rid of it when he runs into Kanga who tells him she can use the pot as a planter. Kanga then gives things to Rabbit that she doesn't need and Rabbit to Eeyore and so on. The illustrations are large and relatable to other Winnie the Pooh books. They end up throwing a party at the end of the book. This book teaches the value of recycling along with being kind and giving to others. Hence the title
Somebody's Treasure." This is a good read for grades K through 3rd.

[Melissa]

Winnie the Pooh books continue to be awesome books to read. The illustrations are great and the story of how others can use something that you may not want or need anymore is a good message.

[Evelyn]

A valuable lesson for kids and adults that many things can be mended, re-used, and re-purposed, and that one person (or bear's) trash can be someone else's treasure.

[Lauren]

Pooh and his friends are doing some spring cleaning and finding other uses for items that they no longer need like patches, pots, ribbons and a large box. They all enjoyed a picnic with their new items.
Good to use when talking about recycling or for writers workshop (what they could do with a certain item).

[Sam]

Several examples of recycling through re-purposing.

[K]

I adore Winnie The Pooh and this story does not disappoint. Full of beautiful illustrations and a lovely tale, any fan of the "silly old bear" is sure to be delighted with this new story.

[Alice]

Nice book that kept a 3 and 5 year old entertained! Fun to read and Good message!

[Aasinathena]

good childrens' story which gives a great message.

My version was a flip me over book. Which has another set of fun activities for kids :) !

[Hollee Young]

I think book is definitely geared towards younger children. It has a positive message it sends to its readers.