The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

25.6 - Perletwo's Task: Winnie the Pooh Day

January 18, A.A. Milne's birthday, is National Winnie the Pooh Day, when schools, libraries and readers celebrate Christopher Robin's favorite Bear of Very Little Brain.

This is a two-book task. Choose one book from each of two of the following options.

1. Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in the phrase HUNDRED ACRE WOOD. Letters may be matched only as many times as they appear in the phrase (two Es, two Os, 3 Ds etc.)

2. This year Pooh aficionados have something to look forward to: the August release of the film "Christopher Robin," a fantasy in which a grown Christopher Robin looks to the Silly Old Bear to help him navigate adulthood. Ewan McGregor stars as Christopher Robin, and Jim Cummings will voice Pooh.

In honor of the new film, read a book with the GR main page genre Magical Realism, Fantasy, or Coming-Of-Age. Genres may be standalone or embedded.

3. The Hundred Acre Wood has many resident enchanted animals besides Pooh: Owl, Kanga and Roo, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore and the mysterious Heffalump.

Read a book whose cover shows a bear, an owl, a kangaroo, a tiger, a pig, a rabbit or a donkey. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

4. Pooh is eminently quotable. One of my favorites is, "There must be somebody there, because somebody must have said 'Nobody.'"

Read a book from the list Concealed Authorship. REQUIRED: In your post, specify the page of the list on which your book is found.

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I JUST HAVE TO SAY THIS IS NOW MY FAVORITE CHALLENGE TASK EVER. <3 THE BEAR OF VERY LITTLE BRAIN! :)

I got to admit i'm a tigger fan!

I am not a pooh fan but I do like Tigger :)

You didn't include Rabbit in the list of animals in option 3, was that intensional?

Paula wrote: "You didn't include Rabbit in the list of animals in option 3, was that intensional?"

No, Rabbit is going up there as soon as the mods get my note about it. Task Creator of Very Little Brain (or Sleep) here.

Can I have Lure of Oblivion noted for main page genre Fantasy? Thanks :)

Anja wrote: "Can I have Lure of Oblivion noted for main page genre Fantasy? Thanks :)"

Genre confirmed.

Hi, can I have My Sunshine Away noted for coming of age please? Thank you!

Valerie wrote: "Hi, can I have My Sunshine Away noted for coming of age please? Thank you!"

Genre confirmed.

Please confirm Necessity for MPG "Fantasy". Thanks!

Christine wrote: "Please confirm Necessity for MPG "Fantasy". Thanks!"

Genre confirmed -

but is this the edition you want to use? It looks like it might be a sample - either that or the page count is waaaay wrong for an unabridged audiobook... Maybe check it in the Anyone With Librarian Status thread?

Suzanne wrote: "Christine wrote: "Please confirm Necessity for MPG "Fantasy". Thanks!"

Genre confirmed -

but is this the edition you want to use? It looks like it might be a sample - either that or the page count is waaaay wrong for an unabridged audiobook... Maybe check it in the Anyone With Librarian Status thread? "

Thanks for confirming. The page count refers to the number of hours long the audiobook is.

Christine wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Christine wrote: "Please confirm Necessity for MPG "Fantasy". Thanks!"

Genre confirmed -

but is this the edition you want to use? It looks like it might be a sampl..."

Ahhh, got it. I've had to repost often enough I've started looking for tripwires...

Wayne wrote: "What if we find a book that has a heffalump on the cover . . . or maybe a woozle?"

I'm afraid those would be unverifiable... :-P

Hi! Could you confirm Grief Is the Thing with Feathers for Magical Realism? Thank you!

Cait S wrote: "Hi! Could you confirm Grief Is the Thing with Feathers for Magical Realism? Thank you!"

Genre verified.

Is this okay for option 3? It does have a bear...a certain type of pooh bear..but if it needs to be a real bear that's totally understandable
;)



Thanks!

Susan wrote: "Is this okay for option 3? It does have a bear...a certain type of pooh bear..but if it needs to be a real bear that's totally understandable
;)

[bookcover:Pooh and the Philosophers: In Which It I..."

DUDE. that is not A bear. that is THE BEAR. Of course I'll approve it!

Suzanne wrote: "Susan wrote: "Is this okay for option 3? It does have a bear...a certain type of pooh bear..but if it needs to be a real bear that's totally understandable
;)

[bookcover:Pooh and the Philosophers:..."

Awesome! It's funny because I was looking for a book for another option and came across this one on my TBR list, and I thought "That's perfect!"

Thanks again!

For option # 4...the list has the French version of The Miser (L'Avere) at #231 Would the English version that includes another Moliere work satisfy the requirements? The Miser / George Dandin - Volume I

Ed wrote: "For option # 4...the list has the French version of The Miser (L'Avere) at #231 Would the English version that includes another Moliere work satisfy the requirements? [book:The Miser / George Dandi..."

Sent this up the line to the mods, will let you know what they tell me. Can't say as it's a question that's ever come my way before.

Ed wrote: "For option # 4...the list has the French version of The Miser (L'Avere) at #231 Would the English version that includes another Moliere work satisfy the requirements? [book:The Miser / George Dandi..."

Ed, the mods have ruled that to fit the task you must read the edition that's on the list. The same edition in different media (ebook, audio etc.) is acceptable, but not a different version that has some of the same material. Sorry, but it's back to the drawing board.

Suzanne wrote: "Ed wrote: "For option # 4...the list has the French version of The Miser (L'Avere) at #231 Would the English version that includes another Moliere work satisfy the requirements? [book:The Miser / G..."

ok...thanks

Can I use an anthology? I'm looking at Small Magics for genre Fantasy (assuming I can get it vetted for length).

Thanks!!

Alycia wrote: "Can I use an anthology? I'm looking at Small Magics for genre Fantasy (assuming I can get it vetted for length).

Thanks!!"

As long as the genre is there on the book's main page (which it is in spades in this case) and it meets the rest of the SRC requirements, I've got no problem with an anthology.

For Option 4, does it have to be the specific book on the list, or could it be any in that series? For example, it lists the first in the In Death series by JD Robb (Nora Roberts) and #4.5 in the Bess Crawford series by Charles Todd.
Thanks

Chris wrote: "For Option 4, does it have to be the specific book on the list, or could it be any in that series? For example, it lists the first in the In Death series by JD Robb (Nora Roberts) and #4.5 in the B..."

It must be a book that is on the list, with the list page cited when you post it on the Completed Tasks thread.

Just confirming that this works for a bear on the cover? Thanks!

Stephanie (Librarianish) wrote: "Just confirming that this works for a bear on the cover? Thanks! "

That is indeed A Bear. Not THE Bear, of course, but it can dream.

Approved.

Suzanne wrote: "Stephanie (Librarianish) wrote: "Just confirming that this works for a bear on the cover? Thanks! "

That is indeed A Bear. Not THE Bear, of course, but it ..."

:) Thanks!! I didn't see it there until I was trying to find something to fit this task!