Ronald Kidd

Eeyore takes a notion that if his tail were happier, he'd be happier too. So he tries imitating other animal's tails until he finds one that actually does bring him happiness. But Christopher Robin craps all over the idea, shoving Eeyore back into the "sad and droopy" compartment he has assigned the donkey. That boy is such a brat!

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Rabbit's on Tigger again about his carelessness and lack of consideration when he's bouncing about the Hundred-Acre Wood. But this time the wood itself reinforces Rabbit's nagging when Tigger runs afoul of some protective measures taken by various animals and plants. A nature lesson and a moral all wrapped up in a tidy little tale. Nice!

(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 show more 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:
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OMG! A Pooh book where Kanga gets to say more than two sentences! And they're not just mommy murmurs!

When Roo and Pooh find Eeyore buried under a snowdrift, Kanga leads everyone around the Hundred-Acre Wood to show them how other animals stay warm during winter nights in the hopes it will inspire a solution that might work for the cold donkey. And Pooh does get a delightful idea.

Nice!

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to show more 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:
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Thirteen-year-old Billie Simms doesn't think her hometown of Anniston, Alabama, should be segregated, but few of the town's residents share her opinion. As equality spreads across the country and the Civil Rights Movement gathers momentum, Billie can't help but feel stuck--and helpless--in a stubborn town too set in its ways to realize that the world is passing it by. So when Billie learns that the Freedom Riders, a group of peace activists riding interstate buses to protest segregation, show more will be traveling through Anniston on their way to Montgomery, she thinks that maybe change is finally coming and her quiet little town will shed itself of its antiquated views. But what starts as a series of angry grumbles soon turns to brutality as Anniston residents show just how deep their racism runs. The Freedom Riders will resume their ride to Montgomery, and Billie is now faced with a choice: stand idly by in silence or take a stand for what she believes in. Through her own decisions and actions and a few unlikely friendships, Billie is about to come to grips with the deep-seated prejudice of those she once thought she knew, and with her own inherent racism that she didn't even know she had. show less