Return to the Hundred Acre Wood facts for kids
First edition, Dutton Press
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| Author | David Benedictus |
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| Illustrator | Mark Burgess |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Winnie-the-Pooh |
| Genre | Children's books |
| Publisher | Egmont Books (UK) Dutton (USA) |
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Published in English
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5 October 2009 |
| Pages | 216 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-525-42160-3 |
| Preceded by | The House at Pooh Corner |
| Followed by | The Best Bear in All the World |
Return to the Hundred Acre Wood is an exciting new adventure book about Winnie the Pooh. It was published on October 5, 2009. This book was written by David Benedictus and illustrated by Mark Burgess. It was the first new Pooh story in a very long time, since 1928! In this book, you'll meet a brand new character: Lottie the Otter.
How the Book Was Created
The author, David Benedictus, had already worked with the original Winnie-the-Pooh stories. In the 1990s, he made audio versions of them. After that, he wrote two new short stories about Pooh and his friends. He shared these stories with the people who manage the original author's work.
At first, they couldn't publish his stories. This was because another company, Walt Disney, owned many of the rights. However, about ten years later, things changed. The rights to create new Pooh stories came back to the original author's estate. They then asked Benedictus to update one of his stories and write more. This collection of new tales became Return to the Hundred Acre Wood.
Chapters in the Book
The book is divided into ten fun chapters. Each chapter tells a different story about Pooh and his friends.
- In Which Christopher Robin Returns
- In Which Owl Does a Crossword and a Spelling Bee Is Held
- In Which Rabbit Organizes Almost Everything
- In Which It Stops Raining for Ever and Something Slinky Comes Out of the River
- In Which Pooh Goes in Search of Honey
- In Which Owl Becomes an Author and Then Unbecomes One
- In Which Lottie Starts an Academy and Everybody Learns Something
- In Which We Are Introduced to the Game of Cricket
- In Which Tigger Dreams of Africa
- In Which a Harvest Festival Is Held in the Forest and Christopher Robin Springs a Surprise
Meet Lottie the Otter
Lottie is a brand new character introduced in Return to the Hundred Acre Wood. She quickly becomes a part of the Hundred Acre Wood gang.
Lottie is described as a "feisty" character. This means she is lively and has a strong personality. She is also very good at playing cricket. Lottie believes in proper manners and good behavior. David Benedictus, the author, said that Lottie shows the same values as the original Pooh stories. These values include friendship and a love for adventure. This makes her a perfect new friend for Winnie-the-Pooh and his pals.
