Disney's Winnie the Pooh takes an in-depth loving look at the world's happiest bear. From the early stories of A. A. Milne to the Disney-created tales, Finch delves into the personalities, characteristics, and the raison d'etre of Pooh, Tigger, Roo, Piglet, and other inhabitants of the Hundred-Acre Wood. Lavishly illustrated with artwork from the Disney Archives and a few choice samples of Shepard's drawings, Winnie the Pooh and friends are getting their day in the sun. Finch, who describes his earliest memories of Milne's stories (with the name Christopher Robin Finch, he thought the books were custom made for him) chronicles the history of Pooh right up to his latest direct-to-video feature, Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin. He attempts to get at the root of Pooh's remarkable popularity. "Silliness is what kids do best. Like doing nothing, silliness can be a marvelous tonic and the Pooh stories permit adults to tap once more into the world of childhood silliness. Pooh lets adults forget about hang ups and diets, too, and rush hours, job interviews, taxes, and parking tickets. He is always waiting in the enchanted place, ready to take us back to a world where everything is still simple and problems are solvable". Disney's Winnie the Pooh captures the innocence, silliness, and just plain fun of Pooh and his buddies.
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A Great Overview of the World of Pooh,
This review is from: Disney's Winnie the Pooh: A Celebration of the Silly Old Bear (Hardcover)
Christopher Finch is one of the premier authors on Disney and animation history. Winnie-the-Pooh: A Celebration of the Silly Old Bear is definitely one of his best works. While it may not quite match up to the sheer power of his most recognized book on Disney, The Art of Walt Disney, it is definitely a wonderful look at Winnie-the-Pooh. The book appropriately starts out with a look at A.A. Milne, the author of the original Pooh books. The chapter on Milne is clear, concise, and very informative. As the book slides into the Disney version of Pooh is starts to "Disnify". There is the chapter on the four Pooh shorts, the chapter on each of the characters, etc. While these sections are interesting, they seem a little static. There could be more on the relationships and interactions between the characters. The book serves as more of a basic guide to the world of Pooh than anything else. If you want a nice gift book that is a fantastic overview of how the Disney pooh came to be, you will probably enjoy this book. There is yet to be a book published, though, that truly delves into how Disney made Pooh such a worldwide smash success, but right now this is the definitive book on the Disney Pooh.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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A Must for Collectors!,
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This review is from: Disney's Winnie the Pooh: A Celebration of the Silly Old Bear (Hardcover)
The greatest thing about this book is the large number of pictures that show the evolution of the "pooh" phenomenon. It has a large number of cell reproductions, artist storyboard sketches, as well as drawings from the original books. The writing is also wonderful, covering the orginal books, each of the movies, and pooh collecting! A must have! I received one as a gift, and am ordering copies for my pooh collecting friends.
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Winnie The Pooh Art,
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This review is from: Disney's Winnie the Pooh: A Celebration of the Silly Old Bear (Welcome Book) (Paperback)
This book has many excellent sketches and artwork along with the full history of The Hundred Acre Wood's. Excellent for anyone interested in the in depth development of characters from paper to screen
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