Bill Langley

One of those books that seems to be written by someone who assumes kids are stupid and will just accept anything you tell them.

So Tigger has a toy airplane. But it really flies. And he can direct how it flies without any sort of mechanism or remote control. And it's large enough to carry a couple of small friends. And it can land and take off on a piece of land smaller in diameter than its own wingspan.

So, yeah, Tigger actually owns a MAGIC airplane.

And it becomes necessary to use all its show more magic when one friend gets in a little spot of trouble. And then it will never be seen again in the Hundred-Acre Wood. show less

A fine adaptation of one of my favorite Pooh films, which in turn adapts two of my favorite chapters from Milne's original Pooh books. First, Pooh invents Pooh Sticks and discovers Eeyore floating down the stream after an unfortunate bounce. Then he scrambles to find a last-second birthday present for Eeyore.

The art and dialogue evoke the original film quite well. I just rewatched the film in June of last year, but I'm still tempted to give it another viewing after reading this.

FOR show more REFERENCE:

An adaptation by Teddy Slater and illustrators Bill Langley and John Kurtz of the 1983 Walt Disney short film, Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore, directed by Rick Reinert; story by Peter Young, Steve Hulett, and Tony L. Marino; based on the original works of A. A. Milne and Ernest H. Shepard. The film specifically adapts Winnie-the-Pooh Chapter 6: In Which Eeyore Has a Birthday and Gets Two Presents and The House at Pooh Corner Chapter 6: In Which Pooh Invents a New Game and Eeyore Joins In. show less

ISBN 0307010279 – 3 stars. Lady and the Tramp is another Disney/Golden Book that just misses the mark, with a rushed effort to tell too many details making for a poor telling of an excellent story. The illustrations are great, as is usual with Disney, of course,

Lady has a happy life but The Tramp, a homeless dog, tells her that will change when a baby comes into the house. And when a baby does come, Lady worries. Darling and Jim Dear have less time for her and then, to make matters worse, show more Aunt Sarah comes and immediately orders Lady to be tied up in the yard… and muzzled! The Tramp releases her from her rope and her muzzle and offers to go anywhere she likes; he’s shocked when she chooses home. Thankfully, they arrive in time to alert the family to a fire and, out of gratitude, Jim Dear and Darling take The Tramp into their home.

The speed with which things happen would make a normal person’s head spin, not the children are actually normal people. Lady is tied up, freed, returns home, all seemingly within a few hours. There’s no adventure for Lady and The Tramp - and no spaghetti! Children aren’t likely to be bothered by this, but parents who know the tale will see the holes in the story. Worth reading, but keep an eye out for a more complete adaptation.

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I love this book! I loved rereading it and trying to channel my inner child to think how I thought when I was little and reading this! It's such an adorable story. It will definitely live on to when I have children, and that's pretty exciting!