Winnie the Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World - Hardcover

Bright Paul Sibley Brian Willis Jean Saunders Kate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405281901 ISBN 13: 9781405281904

Publisher: Egmont, 2016

Synopsis

Celebrate 90 years of Winnie-the-Pooh with The Best Bear in all the World, the official sequel to the original stories by A.A. Milne. With brand-new stories from some of the most beloved children's authors writing today: Paul Bright, Brian Sibley, Kate Saunders and Jeanne Willis - each will transport you back into the Hundred Acre Wood for more adventures with Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and the rest of the gang. With decorations by Mark Burgess, in the style of the cherished illustrations by E.H. Shepard. This book will delight fans old and new. The short stories are perfect bedtime reading for ages six and up. Do you own all the classic Pooh titles? Winnie-the-Pooh The House at Pooh Corner; When We Were Very Young; Now We Are Six. The nation's favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for 90 years. Milne's classic children's stories - featuring Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself - are both heart-warming and funny, teaching lessons of friendship and reflecting the power of a child's imagination like no other story before or since. Pooh ranks alongside other beloved characters such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether you're 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Bright is a writer of picture books and poetry for children. His second book, Quiet! was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award, Crunch Munch Dinosaur Lunch was shortlisted for the Red House Book Award and I'm Not Going Out There! won the Stockport Schools Book Award. Brian Sibley is a writer, broadcaster and radio dramatist. The author of Three Cheers for Pooh, published last year by Egmont, he edited The Pooh Sketchbook and The Pooh Book of Quotations and has written, lectured and broadcast on the work of A A Milne and E H Shepard. Kate Saunders has written numerous books for adults and children. Her books for children have won awards and received rave reviews, and include Beswitched and The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop. In 2015, Kate won the Costa Children's Prize for novel Five Children on the Western Front, a sequel to E Nesbit's Five Children and It. Jeanne Willis wrote her first book aged five and has now written over three hundred titles including The Bog Baby and Dr Xargle's Book of Earthlets. She has won numerous awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Silver Smarties Prize and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Award.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2–5—As Winnie-the-Pooh turns 90 years old, four respected children's authors have imagined entertaining new adventures for the iconic bear and his friends. Echoing the voice of A.A. Milne and illustrated in the style of E.H. Shepard, this new volume invites readers to "join Winnie-the-Pooh for a year of adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood." In autumn, Pooh and Piglet fear a "mithickle" dragon is about to invade the forest. The chronicle continues into winter, when a shy and proper penguin who needs "Bringing Out of Himself" visits. In spring, Eeyore worries that "Another Donkey" has come to steal his thistles. Finally, Pooh and Piglet go in search of "the Sauce" of the river that runs through the Wood in summer. With the assistance of Christopher Robin and his animal friends, Pooh optimistically stumps through the forest seeking a solution to each tale's dilemma. The changing seasons are captured in idyllic, sunlit illustrations sprinkled throughout the text. Beginning with the eye-catching endpapers, Burgess deftly portrays life in the Hundred Acre Wood and the friendship enjoyed by Pooh, Piglet, and all the other familiar characters. The evocative visuals perfectly complement the gentle and amusing narrative. In an engaging afterword, Bright, Sibley, Willis, Saunders, and Burgess reflect on their childhood memories of the "Bear of Little Brain." VERDICT Replete with Pooh's wise insights about the simple things in life, this collection will delight a new generation of readers.—Linda L. Walkins, Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston

About this edition

• Publisher: Egmont
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1405281901
• ISBN 13: 9781405281904
• Binding: Hardcover