Winnie the Pooh - The Sequel
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In 1928, author A. A. Milne penned the second and final installation of his popular tale of a boy and his beloved bear. His follow up to the original book, Winnie the Pooh, was called The House at Pooh Corner and ended with a cliffhanger, of sorts. Christopher Robin has grown up and must leave behind his childhood adventures and head off to boarding school.
For 80 years, fans have been left wondering. What happens next? Sure, we've seen Pooh and the gang in a few spin-off tales in Disney movies and on television, but the tale essentially ends when Christopher Robin left the Hundred Acre Wood. And with the death of Milne in 1956, it seemed that truly was the end of the story.
But now Milne's estate has authorized author David Benedictus to pick up where Milne left off. Set for an October 2009 release, Benedictus' Return to the Hundred Acre Wood will continue the adventures of the honey-loving bear and his friends. The exact plot is a well-kept secret, but one thing is for sure -- Benedictus has some large shoes to fill. "People will be highly suspicious, but I hope they'll think I didn't do a bad job," said Benedictus.
Benedictus isn't a complete stranger to the world of Pooh. He previously produced two audio books based on the stories and promises that this new book will "both complement and maintain Milne's idea that whatever happens, a little boy and his bear will always be playing."
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For 80 years, fans have been left wondering. What happens next? Sure, we've seen Pooh and the gang in a few spin-off tales in Disney movies and on television, but the tale essentially ends when Christopher Robin left the Hundred Acre Wood. And with the death of Milne in 1956, it seemed that truly was the end of the story.
But now Milne's estate has authorized author David Benedictus to pick up where Milne left off. Set for an October 2009 release, Benedictus' Return to the Hundred Acre Wood will continue the adventures of the honey-loving bear and his friends. The exact plot is a well-kept secret, but one thing is for sure -- Benedictus has some large shoes to fill. "People will be highly suspicious, but I hope they'll think I didn't do a bad job," said Benedictus.
Benedictus isn't a complete stranger to the world of Pooh. He previously produced two audio books based on the stories and promises that this new book will "both complement and maintain Milne's idea that whatever happens, a little boy and his bear will always be playing."
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cannotbelievethis 1-13-2009 @ 8:20PM
I hope it isn't too far off the mark, from how Milne wrote his accounts of Christopher Robin and Pooh. After Dr. Seuss died, a ghostwriter was incorporated to finish his unfinished work.
It stank out loud.
It would be nice to see how the following years were to Christopher Robin and Pooh... for the boy and his bear, everyday is a new day... and there we will find them... together.
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Lisa 1-13-2009 @ 10:13PM
I feel a hatchet job coming.
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David 1-14-2009 @ 8:46AM
I agree with Lisa. Unless there outlines left of what the story was supposed to evolve to in the next installment, you have soneone else deciding how the story goes. That can't be good.
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Juls 1-14-2009 @ 9:48AM
Don't mess with the Pooh!!
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Angelia 1-14-2009 @ 9:53AM
I agree some ghostwriters does good work some does not take the writer of V.C Andrews for example he some what ok but i miss those four in a series type of books of hers now they or down to 2 in a series and i hate that. some are good and some are not. so i hope this person here that is picking up with Mr. Milne left off at in the pooh books does good work for the kids and us adults who has kids at heart who loves pooh also . iam for one when it come up for sale ant the bookstore i look at at and might buy it. or check it out online then go buy it . I miss pooh i hope he does not get stuck in rabbit home again oh man . lol lol :-)
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Pattie 1-14-2009 @ 10:37AM
What happened was - Brian Jones bought the estate, tried to be Christopher Robin, wasn't good at it, and so died.
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Marc 1-14-2009 @ 11:32AM
Not that I have anything against Winne the Pooh and his books, but please forgive me for being ignorant but what is a Pooh?
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JoJo 1-14-2009 @ 12:11PM
And fans of the book STILL will not know what happens because the ORIGINAL author, Milne, is the ONLY one that knew that answer. This reminds me of the movie sequel to "Gone With the Wind". I don't understand this need to ruin someone's work just because THEY need some form of "closure". Martha Mitchell stated that the book ended where it ended, and yeah, yeah...if she hadn't been killed a couple of years after the release of GWTW MAYBE she might have written a sequel, but who knows how she would have continued the story?
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Linda 1-14-2009 @ 12:55PM
Marc,
It not What is a Pooh! It's Who is a Pooh....And he is the funniest, best Bear to ever be!
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Evie Glodic 1-14-2009 @ 1:38PM
I'm a 62 year old mother of 2 & grandmother of 4. Back in the late 1940's & early 1950's my grandmother read me to sleep many nights with a chapter of Winnie The Pooh. I just don't know how anything can be added to the original story. I think it would break my heart to not have children & grandchildren hear about "Pooh" & Christopher Robin & the Hundred Acre Wood.
Evie Vilar Glodic
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Claude 1-14-2009 @ 1:46PM
I'm a 78 year old man and I have loved "Pooh" and Christopher Robin, since I was a young boy. I loved the cartoons and every thing done, relating to "Pooh". As long as 'Pooh" remains "Pooh" in every way, I'll love this new book about "Pooh" too.
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