Rabbit Gets Lost

Winnie the Pooh First Readers #4

by Walt Disney Company, Isabel Gaines, Studio Orlando (Illustrator)

Thinking that Tigger is just too bouncy, Rabbit, Piglet, and Pooh take him out to the forest to give him a scare.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

34 pages

Published January 1, 1998

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Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.

Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.

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Reviews

[Greg S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent. It has good sentence to picture ratio.

I read it on three different occasions just because it’s so bland that my five-year old didn’t remember we had already read it.

[Irish Blue Eyes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rabbit is frustrated by Tigger's incessant bouncing and wishes for it to cease. Rabbit, Pooh, and Piglet decide to take Tigger on an extended walk through the woods to exhaust him and lead him astray, hoping this will reduce his bounciness. Despite the mist, Tigger's bouncing persists, and his exuberant personality causes him to stray from the group. In the dense fog, Rabbit, Pooh, and Piglet become disoriented, and the situation reverses. Tigger, realizing he is by himself, employs his distinctive bouncing sound, which the others recognize, enabling them to navigate back and rescue Rabbit. This narrative imparts to young readers the importance of accepting others' idiosyncrasies and recognizing the worth in diverse personalities, even when they may be disruptive. It underscores that genuine friends embrace one another as they are, and that conflicts can be resolved through understanding rather than attempting to alter someone. Rabbit discovers that what he perceives as a nuisance in Tigger's bouncing is, in fact, an integral aspect of Tigger's identity and, ironically, the key to their dilemma. The storyline illustrates how Rabbit's own plan backfires, compelling him to endure the experience of being lost and to value Tigger's distinctive contribution.

[Nick James · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember reading these as a kid, pretty good books then, but now, this one really stunk.
I flipped through the old childhood book and this one is about Rabbit trying to end Tigger's annoying ways once and for all by getting him lost in a forest area.
It's just too fast-paced and I don't think even kids would like this one. I think the other ones in the series are okay, but this one is the lesser in the crowd.

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter enjoyed this easy reader Winnie the Pooh story about poor Rabbit getting lost in the forest, and saved by the one he least expects, Tigger.