Return to the Hundred Acre Wood
Encyclopedia
Return to the Hundred Acre Wood is a Winnie-the-Pooh
novel published on 5 October 2009. Written by David Benedictus
and illustrated by Mark Burgess
, it was the first such book since 1928 and introduced the character Lottie the Otter.
In the mid 1990s, after completing an audio adaptation of Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories, Benedictus wrote two Pooh short stories of his own and submitted them to the trustees of the Milne estate. The trustees replied that they were unable to publish the stories because "Walt Disney owned all the rights." However, ten years later, Benedictus was contacted by the trustees, who explained that "the sequel rights had reverted to them" and asked Benedictus to make changes to one of the short stories and to submit some more. This collection of stories was published as Return to the Hundred Acre Wood.
Lottie is said to be a "feisty" character who is also said to be good at cricket
and insists on proper etiquette. According to Benedictus, "Lottie the Otter truly embodies Winnie-the-Pooh's values of friendship and adventure seen throughout Milne's work, thus making the perfect companion for everyone's favourite bear."
Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic bear created by A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh , and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner...
novel published on 5 October 2009. Written by David Benedictus
David Benedictus
David Benedictus is an English-Jewish writer and theatre director, best known for his novels. His most recent work is the Winnie-the-Pooh novel Return to the Hundred Acre Wood . It was the first such book in 81 years...
and illustrated by Mark Burgess
Mark Burgess (children's author)
Mark Burgess is best-known as an English author and illustrator of children's literature. He has illustrated books by Tony Bradman and Martin Waddell...
, it was the first such book since 1928 and introduced the character Lottie the Otter.
In the mid 1990s, after completing an audio adaptation of Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories, Benedictus wrote two Pooh short stories of his own and submitted them to the trustees of the Milne estate. The trustees replied that they were unable to publish the stories because "Walt Disney owned all the rights." However, ten years later, Benedictus was contacted by the trustees, who explained that "the sequel rights had reverted to them" and asked Benedictus to make changes to one of the short stories and to submit some more. This collection of stories was published as Return to the Hundred Acre Wood.
Chapters
- 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
Lottie the Otter
Lottie is a brand new character in Return to the Hundred Acre Wood.Lottie is said to be a "feisty" character who is also said to be good at cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and insists on proper etiquette. According to Benedictus, "Lottie the Otter truly embodies Winnie-the-Pooh's values of friendship and adventure seen throughout Milne's work, thus making the perfect companion for everyone's favourite bear."