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Winnie the Pooh: Tales of Friendship from the Hundred-Acre Wood
Disney Winnie the Pooh - Storybook Collection
The Winnie the Pooh Storybook Collection is a selection of 15 charming stories created to show little ones what it means to be a true friend. Come along with Winnie the Pooh and friends as they learn about sharing and caring, about working together and missing each other when they're apart, about putting friends first and building friendships that last.
Contents:
• A Portrait of Friendship / Catherine Hapka
• Hide and Pooh Seek / Catherine Hapka
• The Sweetest of Friends / Thea Feldman
• Bounce with Me! / Catherine Hapka
• The Pooh Sticks Game / Thea Feldman
• Don't Be Roo-diculous! / Thea Feldman
• Friendly Bothers / Catherine Hapka
• Better Than Honey? / Catherine Hapka
• Forget Me Knot / Thea Feldman
• Owl's Reading Lessons / Catherine Hapka
• Under-the-Weather Friends / Thea Feldman
• A Bounciful Friendship / Thea Feldman
• Owl Be Seeing You / Thea Feldman
• Piglet the Brave / Catherine Hapka
• Roo's Day Away / Catherine Hapka
Contents:
• A Portrait of Friendship / Catherine Hapka
• Hide and Pooh Seek / Catherine Hapka
• The Sweetest of Friends / Thea Feldman
• Bounce with Me! / Catherine Hapka
• The Pooh Sticks Game / Thea Feldman
• Don't Be Roo-diculous! / Thea Feldman
• Friendly Bothers / Catherine Hapka
• Better Than Honey? / Catherine Hapka
• Forget Me Knot / Thea Feldman
• Owl's Reading Lessons / Catherine Hapka
• Under-the-Weather Friends / Thea Feldman
• A Bounciful Friendship / Thea Feldman
• Owl Be Seeing You / Thea Feldman
• Piglet the Brave / Catherine Hapka
• Roo's Day Away / Catherine Hapka
300 pages, Hardcover
First published December 4, 2015
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Catherine Hapka
433 books203 followersCatherine (Cathy) Hapka has written more than one hundred books for children and adults, as a ghostwriter for series as well as original titles, including the Romantic Comedies Something Borrowed, The Twelve Date of Christmas, and Love on Cue. She lives in Pennsylvania.
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February 1, 2023
A collection of stories by Catherine Hapka and Thea Feldman from the 2012 "Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh" TV series originally broadcast as 5-minute interstitial segments on the Disney Junior channel in the UK. The show mixes live action and animation as an on-screen human narrator reads the stories and provides all the voices for the characters as pages in his book spring to life to show the action. These stories were also published in individual books with subtitles promoting the moral lessons included, like sharing, being thoughtful, appreciating differences, etc.
I've only watched one episode of the show on YouTube and am not fond of the narrator. Fortunately, he's not included in the books. The stories are all sappy, simplistic and heavy-handed in order to get their moral lesson across quickly and efficiently. It's all very exceedingly mediocre.
A Portrait of Friendship
Everyone in the Hundred-Acre Wood has agreed to sit for Piglet so he can paint their portrait. But getting them to sit still proves a problem that Piglet has to solve creatively.
Hide and Pooh Seek
Pooh is "it" for a game of hide-and-seek but has trouble finding anyone when he only checks his favorite spots in the Hundred-Acre Wood. He'll need to think like his friends to find his friends. Just like those who hunt serial killers.
The Sweetest of Friends
Pooh and Piglet are practically inseparable friends, but one day they end up losing each other for a short while, which the story would have us believe somehow puts their friendship in danger? Well, they cope, so no problem . . . and really no point either.
Bounce with Me!
Tigger is crestfallen when his new bouncing game is too hard for almost anyone but him to play. But the exhibitionist in him is heartened when his friends are at least willing to show up and cheer him on as he plays it with Roo.
The Pooh Sticks Game
The friends realize it's hard to tell who has won Pooh sticks if they all go at once and the sticks all look pretty much the same. So they paint their sticks and take turns in a tournament format. Next thing you know, they'll be doping and using manufactured carbon-fiber sticks with embedded GPS and advertising decals. Way to ruin the purity of the sport, you sell outs!
Don't Be Roo-diculous!
Roo gets sulky when he is too small to reach or get down from the branches of trees from which he wants to swing. But then he remembers ladders exist. And Kanga shows she's no helicopter parent when she's proud to watch her smart boy swinging around high off the ground. Some parents in the reading audience may take issue though.
Friendly Bothers
Orderly Rabbit is tired of the chaos that Tigger's bouncing and Pooh's clumsiness brings to his garden. But Roo is concerned he'll miss his friends, and Kanga persuades him to think of them as forces of nature -- like wind and drought -- that have to be accepted with patience and constant tending. I'm more inclined to consider Tigger an asshole myself.
Better Than Honey?
When Rabbit tells him he is too obsessed with honey, Pooh spends the day trying other things. We are treated to the rare sight of Pooh eating vegetables, but the rest of the story is unremarkable.
Forget Me Knot
Pooh's friends comfort him when it appears Christopher Robin has stood him up for a playdate. The obvious and dull ending occurs.
Owl's Reading Lessons
Owl's birthday is tomorrow, and Pooh and his friends borrow some of Owl's books so they can surprise him by reading to him as a present. But they all forgot they're illiterate and easily distracted, so no one is ready to read on the big day. A sappy ending ensues.
Under-the-Weather Friends
Pooh has a cold and is overwhelmed when all his friends try to take care of him at once. A ho-hum lesson about taking turns.
A Bounciful Friendship
For the umpteenth time, Tigger's friends get upset when his bouncing causes damage and chaos. For the umpteenth time Tigger learns to be more considerate and makes amends. For the umpteenth time, we realize it's not going to last.
Owl Be Seeing You
When Owl goes away for a family reunion, everyone looks forward to a week free of the talkative blowhard, but the story requires them to instead miss his garrulousness. I could do without him though and would find him the easiest animal to vote out of the Hundred-Acre Wood.
Piglet the Brave
For the umpteenth time, Piglet is afraid of shadows and, well, pretty much everything else. For the umpteenth time, he learns to be brave. For the umpteenth time, we realize it's not going to last.
Roo's Day Away
Roo goes out to play with Tigger and Pooh while Kanga stays home to do chores. Talking with his friends gives him a better appreciation of all the things his mother does for him.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents:
• A Portrait of Friendship / Catherine Hapka
• Hide and Pooh Seek / Catherine Hapka
• The Sweetest of Friends / Thea Feldman
• Bounce with Me! / Catherine Hapka
• The Pooh Sticks Game / Thea Feldman
• Don't Be Roo-diculous! / Thea Feldman
• Friendly Bothers / Catherine Hapka
• Better Than Honey? / Catherine Hapka
• Forget Me Knot / Thea Feldman
• Owl's Reading Lessons / Catherine Hapka
• Under-the-Weather Friends / Thea Feldman
• A Bounciful Friendship / Thea Feldman
• Owl Be Seeing You / Thea Feldman
• Piglet the Brave / Catherine Hapka
• Roo's Day Away / Catherine Hapka
(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... )
I've only watched one episode of the show on YouTube and am not fond of the narrator. Fortunately, he's not included in the books. The stories are all sappy, simplistic and heavy-handed in order to get their moral lesson across quickly and efficiently. It's all very exceedingly mediocre.
A Portrait of Friendship
Everyone in the Hundred-Acre Wood has agreed to sit for Piglet so he can paint their portrait. But getting them to sit still proves a problem that Piglet has to solve creatively.
Hide and Pooh Seek
Pooh is "it" for a game of hide-and-seek but has trouble finding anyone when he only checks his favorite spots in the Hundred-Acre Wood. He'll need to think like his friends to find his friends. Just like those who hunt serial killers.
The Sweetest of Friends
Pooh and Piglet are practically inseparable friends, but one day they end up losing each other for a short while, which the story would have us believe somehow puts their friendship in danger? Well, they cope, so no problem . . . and really no point either.
Bounce with Me!
Tigger is crestfallen when his new bouncing game is too hard for almost anyone but him to play. But the exhibitionist in him is heartened when his friends are at least willing to show up and cheer him on as he plays it with Roo.
The Pooh Sticks Game
The friends realize it's hard to tell who has won Pooh sticks if they all go at once and the sticks all look pretty much the same. So they paint their sticks and take turns in a tournament format. Next thing you know, they'll be doping and using manufactured carbon-fiber sticks with embedded GPS and advertising decals. Way to ruin the purity of the sport, you sell outs!
Don't Be Roo-diculous!
Roo gets sulky when he is too small to reach or get down from the branches of trees from which he wants to swing. But then he remembers ladders exist. And Kanga shows she's no helicopter parent when she's proud to watch her smart boy swinging around high off the ground. Some parents in the reading audience may take issue though.
Friendly Bothers
Orderly Rabbit is tired of the chaos that Tigger's bouncing and Pooh's clumsiness brings to his garden. But Roo is concerned he'll miss his friends, and Kanga persuades him to think of them as forces of nature -- like wind and drought -- that have to be accepted with patience and constant tending. I'm more inclined to consider Tigger an asshole myself.
Better Than Honey?
When Rabbit tells him he is too obsessed with honey, Pooh spends the day trying other things. We are treated to the rare sight of Pooh eating vegetables, but the rest of the story is unremarkable.
Forget Me Knot
Pooh's friends comfort him when it appears Christopher Robin has stood him up for a playdate. The obvious and dull ending occurs.
Owl's Reading Lessons
Owl's birthday is tomorrow, and Pooh and his friends borrow some of Owl's books so they can surprise him by reading to him as a present. But they all forgot they're illiterate and easily distracted, so no one is ready to read on the big day. A sappy ending ensues.
Under-the-Weather Friends
Pooh has a cold and is overwhelmed when all his friends try to take care of him at once. A ho-hum lesson about taking turns.
A Bounciful Friendship
For the umpteenth time, Tigger's friends get upset when his bouncing causes damage and chaos. For the umpteenth time Tigger learns to be more considerate and makes amends. For the umpteenth time, we realize it's not going to last.
Owl Be Seeing You
When Owl goes away for a family reunion, everyone looks forward to a week free of the talkative blowhard, but the story requires them to instead miss his garrulousness. I could do without him though and would find him the easiest animal to vote out of the Hundred-Acre Wood.
Piglet the Brave
For the umpteenth time, Piglet is afraid of shadows and, well, pretty much everything else. For the umpteenth time, he learns to be brave. For the umpteenth time, we realize it's not going to last.
Roo's Day Away
Roo goes out to play with Tigger and Pooh while Kanga stays home to do chores. Talking with his friends gives him a better appreciation of all the things his mother does for him.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents:
• A Portrait of Friendship / Catherine Hapka
• Hide and Pooh Seek / Catherine Hapka
• The Sweetest of Friends / Thea Feldman
• Bounce with Me! / Catherine Hapka
• The Pooh Sticks Game / Thea Feldman
• Don't Be Roo-diculous! / Thea Feldman
• Friendly Bothers / Catherine Hapka
• Better Than Honey? / Catherine Hapka
• Forget Me Knot / Thea Feldman
• Owl's Reading Lessons / Catherine Hapka
• Under-the-Weather Friends / Thea Feldman
• A Bounciful Friendship / Thea Feldman
• Owl Be Seeing You / Thea Feldman
• Piglet the Brave / Catherine Hapka
• Roo's Day Away / Catherine Hapka
(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 7, 2021
Some sweet stories, a couple stories that made no sense, and a lot of okay stories. I few amusing parts and a few cute pictures. Lots of generic Pooh, but not a bad way to spend a few evenings at all.
February 21, 2014
Beautiful drawings and lovely stories about friendship for kids.
However, I wish I'd known it's Disney's version, not the original. I am sure the original would have been far better.
However, I wish I'd known it's Disney's version, not the original. I am sure the original would have been far better.
August 31, 2023
This wonderful book contains fifteen fun and silly stories about Winnie the Pooh, his friends, and his adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood. It's sort of a combination between a chapter book and a picture book, where there are pictures on every page, but there are sections to the book. This makes a great read-aloud for the family or just a book to sit down with for a little bit. The pages are finished with silver edges, which are nice quality as well. Thank you for reading my post! Follow @bronteandwilder on Instagram for more fun book recommendations!
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February 13, 2020I’ve read this book aloud to Lacy at least two times all the way through since Christmas. She loves to hear the Pooh stories! Tiggers her favorite. I love creating memories with her and connecting over characters we both love. We read the original stories too, but these are easier for her to connect to at this young age (almost two). Also, I feel like they kept the characters personalities true to Milne’s, and I really appreciate that!
January 1, 2019
I just listened to the free version on iTunes. It's a little less than an hour long, and the chapters I don't think we're fully in order? Maybe I just didn't catch the conclusion of the backson story. Regardless, the narration was immersive and relaxing, and reminded me of some Winnie the Pooh characters I'd forgotten.
April 17, 2019
Couldn't resist picking up a copy of this when it came in. The hundred acre woods is just a fun and wonderful place to read about. I wanted to be able to share these fantastic tales with my nephew and niece. Lovely collection.
March 9, 2017
I'm a little sick of reading these at this point, to be honest, but this is a big book with a lot of big, bright illustrations and some reasonably nice-to-read stories about friendship.
February 17, 2019
Honestly, who doesn’t love Winnie the Pooh?
November 1, 2020
Kiddo loves these stories as bedtime stories. They're sweet and funny and have lots of heart and stay true to the Winnie the Pooh stories I loved as a child. Definitely recommend for repeat reading.
June 11, 2021
This was a very interesting book.
August 12, 2020
Sigh this is the cutest group of characters ever imagined and I will never be persuaded otherwise. I just want Heffalump to be in these various books that are brought out far more often. He was a small character but one of the best in my opinion!
As a teacher, the lessons in these books of bravery and courage, love, family that isn't blood, imagination, creativity and most of all, friendship, are amazing. I could base a whole semester of work around just these characters and their stories. I think often we use mentor texts from more modern writers in lessons and forget the classics from our own childhoods are completely adequate and able to be the launching pad of a lesson.
As an aunt, I will be shoving this book under my nieces and nephews faces and am currently packing it off to send to my baby cousin (after I also go back and buy another copy just for my own personal library and my school one too!).
This story follows Pooh and his friends as they try to simultaneously find poor Eeyore's lost tail and save Christopher Robin from a scary new monster who had kidnapped him (or so they think). The funny adventures and adorable antics they get up to together to save CR and bring back Eeyore's tail is so sweet and nothing short of their normal fun. Pooh saves the day on both fronts in a round-about manner, when really B'loon (their friendly neighbourhood balloon) and some dumb luck did most of the work. I always know I've read a Winnie the Pooh book when I finish it with a smile.
As a teacher, the lessons in these books of bravery and courage, love, family that isn't blood, imagination, creativity and most of all, friendship, are amazing. I could base a whole semester of work around just these characters and their stories. I think often we use mentor texts from more modern writers in lessons and forget the classics from our own childhoods are completely adequate and able to be the launching pad of a lesson.
As an aunt, I will be shoving this book under my nieces and nephews faces and am currently packing it off to send to my baby cousin (after I also go back and buy another copy just for my own personal library and my school one too!).
This story follows Pooh and his friends as they try to simultaneously find poor Eeyore's lost tail and save Christopher Robin from a scary new monster who had kidnapped him (or so they think). The funny adventures and adorable antics they get up to together to save CR and bring back Eeyore's tail is so sweet and nothing short of their normal fun. Pooh saves the day on both fronts in a round-about manner, when really B'loon (their friendly neighbourhood balloon) and some dumb luck did most of the work. I always know I've read a Winnie the Pooh book when I finish it with a smile.
June 9, 2022
I’m sorry I know whinnie the Pooh is a favorite for many people even my husband… I found the short stories to be boring. When reading it to my youngest to keep her engaged I had to change up my voice to match the characters.
January 12, 2013
my daughter loved these stories. they are 3.5 and 2 and paid a lot better attention than i was expecting them to. the stories came with cute photos and teach some really good lessons to the children!
February 26, 2013
I'm a teenager and I loved it. However, it was NOT as good as A. A. Milne's.
May 15, 2016
love winnie the pooh as a child
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