The Great Riddle Contest

by Ann Braybrooks

One rainy day, Pooh and friends are glumly watching the weather until Owl asks a simple riddle. Everyone is so excited by the question answer format that they decide to have a riddle contest. Everyone goes off to think up a riddle and then the gang gathers outside Owl's house before dinner. Obviously the character with the unasnwerable riddle will win a prize. Each friend gets to pose a riddle, but someone in the group always answers correctly. There isn't one unanswerable riddle but Owl bestows a grand prize on the whole group anyway- -a splendid picnic supper and then poses the best riddle of all about friendhship. This is a story about friendship that will appeal especially to young children who seem to love riddles

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

23 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Rod Brown]

Fair riddles told by the Pooh friends tie into things they are doing in the story, giving hints to the littlest readers (and some of us adults).

(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... )

[Julieanne]

'The Great Riddle Contest' is a very charming story from start to finish. A rainy day prompts Owl to make a riddle, then explaining riddles to a curious Roo. Roo decides they should have a riddle contest 'with a prize and everything'. Each character does their best to create a good riddle. In the end, nobody is stumped but they all win after correctly guessing Owl's riddle and they all enjoy a picnic supper together that Owl prepared.

This story is a great way to introduce someone to riddles and in the end there is one riddle that stands out as being probably the single best riddle I have ever read.

"What listens without complaining, shares without asking for anything in return, and often knows you better than you know yourself?"

"A friend."

[Jenifer Dale]

If you're a fan of Winnie the Pooh, this is a super cute and fun read

[Matthew Bell]

I liked how everyone got a prize because everyone won.