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Just Like Me: Pooh’s Heffalump Movie
When Roo sets out in search of the never-seen but feared Heffalump, he learns the creatures are really kind and friendly. But can Roo convince his pals in the Hundred-Acre Wood that his new friend Lumpy the Heffalump isn’t scary? Find out in this sweet Step 1 Step into Reading based on the new film, Pooh’s Heffalump Movie.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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July 18, 2022
My favorite Pooh movies are the ones that actually adapt sections of A. A. Milne's original book, but this one is actually pretty darn good despite being a mostly original work. It has a nice lesson about prejudice, xenophobia, and preconceptions, and Lumpy (a/k/a Heffridge Trumpler Brompet Heffalump IV) is a delightful addition to the canon. Pooh's barely in it, since it is really a Roo movie, but when he does show up he's adorable in his little aviator's cap. The film is a good follow-up to the terrific Piglet's Big Movie, with the same screenwriter and more catchy songs by Carly Simon.
This third adaptation I own is by Apple Jordan and the Disney Storybook Artists. It's a Step Into Reading book so it has been drastically simplified, but incredibly it still manages to tell the whole movie quite effectively in less than 30 sentences by honing in on the "just like me" theme.
As always, it's funny to see the publisher keep reusing the same illustrations that can be seen in all the other Pooh's Heffalump Movie adaptations I'm reading this week. They must have had a studio of artists churning out these images on spec and then bundling them up for the writers and/or editors to pick and choose which ones best inspired or fit the text of their adaptation. Is this like an attraction at Disney World? Watch the artists in a fishbowl drawing Pooh picture after Pooh picture?
FOR REFERENCE:
Pooh's Heffalump Movie was directed by Frank Nissen from a screenplay by Brian Hohlfeld and Evan Spiliotopoulos, based on the characters created by by A. A. Milne.
This third adaptation I own is by Apple Jordan and the Disney Storybook Artists. It's a Step Into Reading book so it has been drastically simplified, but incredibly it still manages to tell the whole movie quite effectively in less than 30 sentences by honing in on the "just like me" theme.
As always, it's funny to see the publisher keep reusing the same illustrations that can be seen in all the other Pooh's Heffalump Movie adaptations I'm reading this week. They must have had a studio of artists churning out these images on spec and then bundling them up for the writers and/or editors to pick and choose which ones best inspired or fit the text of their adaptation. Is this like an attraction at Disney World? Watch the artists in a fishbowl drawing Pooh picture after Pooh picture?
FOR REFERENCE:
Pooh's Heffalump Movie was directed by Frank Nissen from a screenplay by Brian Hohlfeld and Evan Spiliotopoulos, based on the characters created by by A. A. Milne.
September 26, 2008
A cute story about friendship and the similarities between two very different pals. Lots of repetition to encourage learning words. Our girls really like this story.
August 21, 2020
For emerging readers. This story follows the plot of the Winnie the Pooh Heffalump movie. The Hundred Acre Woods crew hears some mysterious noises which they fear are Heffalumps. Roo befriends the Heffalump, Lumpy, and discovers they have lots in common. He shows his friends that they shouldn’t be afraid of someone just because they are different on the outside. My kids love Pooh so they liked this well enough. The message about finding things you have in common and not fearing “people” who are different than you is nice.
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