<i>Return to the Hundred Acre Wood</i> (review)
2010; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 63; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.0.1437
ISSN1558-6766
Autores ResumoReviewed by: Return to the Hundred Acre Wood Deborah Stevenson Benedictus, David. Return to the Hundred Acre Wood; illus. by Mark Burgess. Dutton, 2009 201p. ISBN 978-0-525-42160-3 $19.99 R 5-9 yrs Yes, that's the famous Hundred Acre Wood of Winnie-the-Pooh and friends, and Benedictus, who has previously worked extensively on Milne's material in audio-book form, takes the classic characters through new adventures nearly a century past their last outing. The cast gets one addition—Lottie, an otter with a certain grande dame style—and Christopher Robin has obviously grown (also, Piglet now lives with Pooh, but that's a plan made in The House at Pooh Corner). Otherwise, the book is surprisingly deft at evoking the sensibilities of its predecessors, with the whimsy generally bounded by solid affection as the denizens of the Wood deal with a sustained drought, emulate Christopher Robin by setting up an Academy, and help an ill Tigger feel closer to his much-missed Africa (until Christopher Robin, of course, points out that that's not where tigers originate). Aside from the chapter involving a cricket game, which bogs down in technical details, the pace is sturdily consistent and the individual characters shine through (Eeyore gets some particularly good lines). Burgess' art, line and watercolor throughout, definitely echoes Shepard's, though there's a hint of N. M. Bodecker in its casual simplicity. While this is unlikely to buck tradition so completely as to find a permanent place on the shelf with Milne's volumes, those who come out of curiosity will want to stay for the pleasing revisit with beloved old friends. [End Page 186] Copyright © 2010 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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