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

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Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World
ISBN
9781405281904
Preceded byReturn to the Hundred Acre Wood 

Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World is the second authorised

illustrations, in the style of the originals by E. H. Shepard, are by Mark Burgess
. The book attracted national press coverage because of the introduction of a new character, Penguin.

Plot

Each of the stories is devoted to one of the seasons in the

BC? With so many questions to ask what can the friends do when Christopher Robin
has asked not to be disturbed?

"Winter" by Brian Sibley introduces a new character, Penguin. Christopher Robin says Penguin needs Bringing Out of Himself. But will Penguin stay long enough for the friends to get to know him?

In "Spring" by Jeanne Willis, the birds are nesting and Winnie-the-Pooh is admiring the daffodils and humming to himself when he encounters Eeyore feeling gloomy because he is convinced that another donkey is after his thistles. Pooh sets out to find this other donkey and Piglet agrees to help as long as the other donkey is not a Heffalump.

In "Summer" by Kate Saunders, Christopher Robin tells Winnie-the-Pooh all about the Sauce of the Nile, which makes Pooh wonder if the river in the Hundred Acre Wood also has its own sauce so he sets off with Piglet, Rabbit, Tigger and the others to find out.

The new character

Shortly before publication it was announced that The Best Bear in All the World would introduce a new character to the Hundred Acre Wood in the form of Penguin.

style of the original books. The thought of Pooh encountering a penguin seemed no more outlandish than his meeting a kangaroo and a tiger in a Sussex wood, so I started thinking about what might have happened if, on a rather snowy day, Penguin had found his way to Pooh Corner."[1] The Stylist reports that Penguin is the first new character to be authorised by the Milne estate.[2] The Independent reports that the original penguin toy is also thought to have been bought at Harrods. "The toy department where Mrs. Milne bought the iconic bear hosted a huge array of stuffed animals," said Harrods archivist Sebastian Wormell. "In the early years of the 20th century, toy penguins soared in popularity as the exploits of Antarctic explorers such as Shackleton and Scott fascinated the public. We believe that the toy pictured could be Squeak, which originated in our 1922 catalogue and came from Pip, Squeak and Wilfred, a popular cartoon-strip."[3]

Other sequels

This is the second authorised sequel to Milne's original stories. The first,

Queen Elizabeth II
's 90th birthday.

References
  1. ^ Flood, Alison (19 September 2016). "Winnie-the-Pooh makes friends with a penguin to mark anniversary". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ Dray, Kayleigh. "Winnie-the-Pooh's forgotten friend finally makes it to the Hundred Acre Wood". The Stylist. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (18 September 2016). "New Winnie the Pooh character added to celebrate 90th anniversary". The Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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