I bet you grew up loving Winnie-the-Pooh, like I did. Whether you got to know that silly old bear from the movies or the original A.A. Milne books, you're familiar with the comfortableness of those classic stories.
I'm delighted to introduce you to a adaptation that faithfully invites a new generation into the Hundred Acre Woods. Winnie-the-Pooh the Graphic Novel, adapted by Kevan Chandler and illustrated by Joe Sutphin, tells the ten stories included in A.A. Milne's classic first book about Winnie-the-Pooh.
If you're used to the Disney version, these characters may look a little different to you. That's because they're based on the original illustrations by E.H. Shepard. Those drawings, in turn, were based on Christopher Robin's actual toys that his father, A.A. Milne, wrote the stories about. (Though apparently, Pooh Bear himself may have been based on Shepard's own son's toy bear). The illustrations in the graphic novel are so nostalgic. They visually build upon and expand the world of the original in such a beautiful way. And the stories themselves keep all their original charm, including Pooh Bear's delightful songs. (And if you didn't know A.A. Milne also wrote poetry for children, you simply must check out When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six.)
Reading this version feels like slipping into a familiar old sweater with a cup of cocoa. And I think even Eeyore would agree that it would make a better gift even than a "useful pot to put things in."
Speaking of which, my copy of Winnie-the-Pooh the Graphic Novel has been claimed by one of my teenagers as her own. And if that isn't an endorsement, I don't know what is!
Carolyn Leiloglou is the award-winning author of the middle grade fantasy trilogy The Restorationists. She is the granddaughter of art collectors, daughter of an art teacher, and homeschooling mom to four wildly creative kids, two now graduated. She’s been reviewing her favorite children’s books on House full of Bookworms for over a decade. Carolyn and her husband Demetrios make their home in San Antonio, Texas, and you can find her everywhere online as House full of Bookworms.
