So last year as part of the literary calendar I recognised Winnie the Pooh Day by reading the very first book in A.A. Milne’s series. I absolutely loved it and you can read all about that here.
This year in order to do the same thing I read the second book in the series House at Pooh Corner. This book introduces the much loved character of Tigger. That is much loved by everyone else. I sadly wasn’t too much of a fan.
One of the things that I absolutely loved about this second instalment is that it took me through the year in a series of adorable mishaps. The first story begins on a snowy day which was perfect as I was reading it on a snowy day. We worked our way through the year until eventually finishing up with my favourite season: Autumn.
As I hinted at earlier the introduction of Tigger in the second chapter of the collection was not something that I thought added much to the story. His appearance was sudden and unexplained and I find it difficult to understand what it was that he was adding. He appeared very young and was mostly definitely a confidante for Roo so perhaps he was there to appeal to the younger readers.
My favourite of all the stories has to be one near the end of the book that deals with the mystery of Christopher Robin and Backson. In the Disney adaptation of the books this is turned in to quite the misadventure which I really liked, but I also liked the quiet simplicity of the story in the book.
I didn’t get chance to throw a Pooh Bear tea party this year, but honey cakes and bear biscuits are definitely something that I am looking forward to with my next reading of Pooh and friends next year.
Happy Winnie the Pooh Day!
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