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Disney’s Winnie The Pooh Book Review

December 11, 2011 By 4 Comments

By Summer,

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Which came first, the book or the movie?

The new Winnie the Pooh animated feature, now also has a book which follows the adventures of the Hundred-Acre Wood gang. Though you can now get the book, the feature did have a theatrical release as well as a DVD release all happening this year. Sure you may have other Pooh related memorabilia, but you should also add this book to your collection. The title is Disney’s Winnie the Pooh A Hundred-Acre Treasury.

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To address my original line on this post, in this case the book was released (May 2011) before the movie (July 2011), however tomAto – toMato. HA! I do believe, however, the movie came first in more of a story form as the book was adapted by Lisa Ann Marsoli.

The book is divided into three sections – Something Is Missing!; Tails, Tricks, and Traps; and Lost and Found – which are each 38 pages long:

* In Something Is Missing! all the Hundred-Acre Wood friends learn of Eeyore’s missing tail and begin to devise a plan for recover or replace it, and the prize will be a pot of honey.
* Tails, Tricks, and Traps has Eeyore trying on all of the tails his friends have brought to help win the honey pot prize. A tail is picked as Eeyore’s replacement but it all begins to unravel, and this misadventure lands Pooh at Christopher Robin’s doorstep and a note which becomes misinterpreted by Owl to say that Christopher Robin has been kidnapped by a Backson, which is a horrible, terrifying monster. So the gang has to rescue Christopher Robin, and they have a plan! Also, since Eeroye’s tail is missing again Tigger tries to “tiggerize” him.
* Lost and Found has all the friends trapped inside their own Backson trap! All except Christopher Robin, of course, and Tigger who is actually dressed like a Backson on accident. Though Piglet manages to escape the hole, he and Tigger find their way back into the pit. Yet, all the friends do get out and Christopher Robin “magically” appears because he was just supposed to be “back soon” not kidnapped by a Backson. And what do you know, Eeroye’s tail was just hanging out all along.

Disney’s Winnie the Pooh A Hundred-Acre Wood Treasury is a great way for your children to keep “re-playing” the movie when they’re not having screen time. My 2YO loves to look through this book all the time (see him sleeping with it on his lap). My 4YO will sit with me and read the entire book in one sitting; great bonding time. I loved the movie and I love the book.

My Mom Start Review Grade of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh A Hundred-Acre Wood Treasury Book: A+

As I’m writing this, Amazon only has 11 copies left at the price of only $10.87.

Lastly, we’d like to thank Disney and their PR company for providing an extra copy of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh A Hundred-Acre Wood Treasury to be given to a local school in need as a literacy donation.

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Behind the Movie Disney’s Winnie The Pooh Blu-ray DVD Combo Pack

October 22, 2011 By 360 Comments

Back before Disney’s Winnie the Pooh came out in theaters I went to the studio and interviewed Directors Don Hall and Stephen Anderson and the legend Burny Mattinson. Burny Mattinson has had a long career at Disney Studios, he was a story board artist and became a character animator for Winnie the Pooh. So he’s been working on Winnie the Pooh for a very very long time.

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Directors Don and Stephen decided early on that the new Winnie the Pooh movie needed to take Winnie the Pooh back to it’s roots. So they went back to the original stories, On October 14, 1926 A.A. Milne published Winnie-the-Pooh, the first volume of stories featuring the beloved bear and his Hundred Acre Wood inhabiting pals. Burny Mattinson was definitely on the same page, I asked him what he thought about My Friends Winnie The Pooh (my kids loved that show) and well let’s just say it wasn’t his favorite version of Winnie The Pooh.

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So back to the books they went. They also traveled over to Ashdown Forrest in, in Sussex, England. To create the movie Winnie The Pooh they took six stories and kind of weaved them into a narrative. Obviously some of the stories dropped by the wayside in the process of that. And, of course, the film, organically  changed even more over the course of the movie’s life. While in England they visited London where they were able to view some of the original book art. This helped them capture an older feel to the movie while they still made it new. I found that Winnie The Pooh was very well done. The artwork was outstanding from background to character. It’s the perfect movie for little kids and the young at heart.

 

One thing I truly love about visiting the Disney Studio lot is how much creativity is on the premises. Inspiration is from floor to ceiling. They completely recreated Christopher Robin’s room just for inspiration. I know they needed it for the opening scene, but I think this set we saw was not the same as what was in the movie.

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Also on the walls we found Tigger…In Winnie The Pooh the characters play with the words which is absolutely adorable. They use the words as a ladder to climb out of the whole and the words are just part of the story. Just like the narrator is also part of the story. He talks to the characters and they talk to him.

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And poor hungry Pooh in his honey dream. The Honey scene in Winnie The Pooh is one of my favorite scenes. It’s over the top like a Broadway musical and still fun to watch.

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Winnie The Pooh is available on Blu-ray DVD Combo Packs October 25th.

 

Winnie The Pooh Blu-ray DVD Combo Pack

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Disney’s Winnie The Pooh on Blu-ray & DVD October 25th

October 19, 2011 By 9 Comments

By Summer

As always the Hundred Acre Wood delivers a heartwarming story of friendship as the gang – Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Eeryore, and Christopher Robin – face hurdles in life. On October 25th you’ll feel more than just a little rumbly in your tummy Pooh style as you hunger for the newest Winnie the Pooh movie on DVD. This newest theatrically featured movie has all of your most loved A.A. Milnes characters in their Disney made-over form on a lost and found hunt. In this tale Eeyore has lost his tail, and Christopher Robin has gone missing. Though Eeroye’s tail is a definite mystery, the friends are sent on a wild goose chance to find him a new one while in the middle of their quest Christopher Robin is captured by the Backson monster. OH BOTHER, what will these friends do?

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Who do you know from Winnie the Pooh?

· John Cleese is the Narrator; You’ll know him best for his comedy and from his work in Monty Python.

· Jim Cummings is Winnie the Pooh and Tigger; You may not know his face but you know his voice! Name a Disney movie or show … go ahead, think of one … Yeah, he’s in that!

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· Craig Ferguson is Owl; Known for his Scottish accent, Ferguson has a current late night show. Your children might recognize his voice from How to Train Your Dragon.

· Tom Kenny is Rabbit; He is also a man of many voices. Think of your favorite non-Disney cartoon, yeah, he’s probably in that.

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· Bud Luckey is Eeyore; Known more for his work in the animation department (think Pixar), he was also the voice of Chuckles from Toy Story 3 and Agent Rick Dicker from the Incredible.

· And my favorite, Zooey Deschanel as the featured vocalist; You might recognize her unique singing voice from the movie Elf or from her singing career in the indie folk band “She & Him”.

On this new disc there are also two shorts; one is The Ballad of Nessie which was shown in the beginning of the theatrical showing of Winnie the Pooh, and the other is Mini-Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Balloon. On the disc you’ll also get deleted scenes, sing-along with the movie to seven featured songs from the film, and song selection of seven other featured tunes.

 

 

My sons love this movie about friendship, but I have to say my 4YO “scaredy-cat” is afraid of the Backson. He’ll bite his nails through the movie hoping the Backson doesn’t get his beloved friends of the Hundred Acre Wood; so he especially hates the end when they show an actual Backson. My “brave” little 2YO however LOVES this movie and wants to restart it as soon as it’s ended! I also adored this Winnie the Pooh movie, and even my husband likes it. Winnie the Pooh is now in our regular movie night rotation!

Mom Start’s Rating of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: A- (only for all you less than brave souls out there)

You can preorder your copy of Winnie the Pooh on DVD with Blu-Ray with Digital Copy ($28) or without Digital Copy ($25) on Amazon NOW!

About Summer:

Summer is very active in our Local MOMS Club chapter, she is the mother of two adorable active boys, and is always thinking of ways to help others. She is a friend, a wife, and always busy as all mommies are. She is very active on Facebook, addicted to Geocaching and very interested in organic and green living while cooking up a storm.

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From the Honey Colored Carpet: Hot Winnie The Pooh Toys

July 14, 2011 By 10 Comments
Winnie the Pooh is making a come back to hearts young and old with the new movie theater production opening Friday July 15th:
 

The "bear of very little brain" was on-hand with bosom buddies Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit and more! KIDS FIRST! Film Critics, Anthony Aranda, Raven Devanney and Makai Weber Colvin take you behind the scenes with the talent of ‘Winnie the Pooh’ in the embeddable video available below. The critics interviewed Craig Ferguson (voice of Owl), Tom Kenny (voice of Rabbit), Jim Cummings (voice of Pooh, Tigger) and Travis Oates (voice of Piglet) to find out the stars’ favorite ‘Winnie the Pooh’ characters and more.

 

I’ve seen the movie and LOVED it. I can’t wait to take my kids to see it too. With a new movies comes new toys and books. My kids are already enjoying the Winnie The Pooh book from the movie. You can find it at your local Disney Store.

 

The Plush is adorable:

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Tigger of course is my favorite, but Winnie the Pooh and Kanga are quite adorably soft as well

Kids can take Pooh and friends on all of their own adventures with the Disney Store Winnie the Pooh Plush (SRP $16.50). Collect all your favorite characters with these soft and cuddly plush characters that will take you right back into the Hundred Acre Wood. Plush are 11"-16" tall, the perfect size to hug! Disney Store Winnie the Pooh Plush are available at Disney Stores nationwide and at DisneyStore.com.

 

Rumbly Tummy Pooh

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Children will enjoy playing with and feeding Pooh with the charming Rumbly Tummy Pooh (SRP $34.99) by Fisher Price. Nurture Pooh when his empty tummy rumbles and makes noises by placing his honey pot to his mouth and helping him eat. Once he’s full of yummy honey, he’ll rock back and forth wiggling his ears and nose in delight. Rumbly Tummy Pooh, available at Toys "R" Us stores nationwide, also talks and sings a song

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I find myself wishing the kids were still in this stage of play. Discover fun with Winnie the Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood as they play the day away at Pooh’s house. There’s lots of honey to eat and a big slide to play on. Eeyore, Piglet and Pooh can all take turns sliding down for fun. The bricks, figures and animals are colorful, safe and sturdy for little hands and big imaginations.

Pull & Sort Eeyore

Pull & Sort Eeyore

Learn shapes and colors with all your favorite Pooh friends. Comes with five different shapes that kids can learn and sort. After sorting all the pieces, open the back of Eeyore, remove the pieces and play again! Helps baby gain problem-solving experience and develop thinking skills.

Winnie The Pooh Couture Pooh Bracelet

 

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My daughter is already asking for this bracelet. She’s such a girly girl. Winnie the Pooh themed flexible round brass bangle bracelet with Winnie the Pooh and bee charm, and hook closure. Inscription reads “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think”

The Baby line has more than just toys. You’ll find Winnie the Pooh baby shoes, Winnie The Pooh bodysuits, Winnie the Pooh Beech Nut branded baby food, Winnie the Pooh baby bath products, and even Winnie The Pooh sunscreen.

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For the older at heart, we’ll find Winnie the Pooh honey. Yum, I can’t wait to try it out on my morning toast.

 

We received some of the products listed above to try out on our own.

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Winnie The Pooh Movie Review

July 11, 2011 By 11 Comments

Winnie The Pooh comes out in theaters on Friday July 15th and I recommend you take your little ones to go see it. It’s amazingly cute and makes me want to cuddle my plush and sing along with Zooey Deschanel as she brings new life to Winnie the Pooh’s theme song all the way to the end, and let me tell you. YOU MUST watch all of the credits! There is a fun surprise at the end!

Winnie the Pooh wakes up from his sleep, rather the narrator makes him get out of bed and all he can think about his honey. This bear is ready to eat. He even pictures his friends as honey pots. I love how Winnie the Pooh jumps in and out of the characters imagination.

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Christopher Robin comes for a visit and they all find the Eeyore needs a tail. The prize winner will receive a pot of honey, so you know that Pooh is the first one to come up with an idea. He uses his clock, but we quickly find that it just won’t work. So Eeyore is left without a tail and Pooh with an empty rumbly tummy.

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The Winnie The Pooh characters are so adorable and I love how Disney decided to let them play with the text. There are a few times when they play with and use the letters to solve problems.

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We’re also reminded time after time that they aren’t the brightest bunch of apples, but the kids will find so much humor in the movie. As I was watching it, I was laughing and thinking of how much of the movie that Miles will love. There is a scene where Piglet gets stuck in a bee hive and well I know Miles is going to LOVE IT.

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The characters find a note left by Christopher Robin and it says Back soon but when they asked Owl to read it they think Christopher has been captured by a backson. So they all go out to rescue Christopher Robin and in the process they get stuck in a hole, left with Piglet to rescue them. As they were contemplating what the backson might look like and that dream like sequence might be a little scary to some. Just an FYI if you have extra sensitive kids, but it’s completely safe and perfect for kids. They are sure to laugh, and smile as they watch Winnie The Pooh over and over again all summer long!

Disney has succeeded yet again at making an adorable classic in Winnie The Pooh.

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What Will You Watch Friday July 15th Harry Potter or Winnie The Pooh?

July 10, 2011 By 3 Comments

The final chapter of Harry Potter comes out the same day as a new chapter for Winnie the Pooh. So the question is will you be going to watch Harry Potter or Winnie the Pooh this Friday?

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I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and am truly excited to see the final movie, but I’ll be waiting until it comes out on DVD. We just don’t go to the movies anymore without the kids. I’m not going to try and talk you out of going to see Harry Potter. I’m not crazy, heck, if baby sitters were cheaper, parking was free, and popcorn was a dollar maybe I would go see Harry Potter myself. But it’s not and it’s much easier to take everyone to see Winnie the Pooh. But maybe, just maybe you could find a little bit of Harry Potter in Pooh?

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Disney knows what they’re up against, so much so that they put Winnie the Pooh in his own final battle.

 

My advice, avoid the long lines to see Harry Potter, wait until it hits redbox or onDemand and just watch Winnie the Pooh this weekend. I’ve seen it and I loved it. It’s super cute, and you might even learn how to spell something.

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I’m Piglet in Winnie The Pooh July 15th 2011

July 3, 2011 By 6 Comments

So in just a few short weeks, Winnie the Pooh is going to be returning to the big screen in a new epic adventure. He’s absolutely adorable as always and ready to find some honey and adventure with his friend piglet. Winnie-The-Pooh-Movie-Trailer

While I was attending the Cars 2 screening with Disney, they also showed me a screening of the new Winnie the Pooh movie. It’s very cute, and I already told you how much I adore the Winnie The Pooh music right? In Disney’s movie Winnie The Pooh, there is a scene where everyone is stuck in a whole except for Piglet as you can see from the photo above. During my stay with Disney, I had the opportunity to be Piglet. Hollywood here I come……

Ok, so honestly I’m not really ready for the big screen but it was a lot of fun pretending to be Piglet. It’s a lot harder than it looks you know. Yes the script is right there for me to read, but the timing is hard because I didn’t have the lines memorized. If you’re wondering who the guy is that I was talking to? Well that’s the producer Peter Del Vecho and he’s wonderful. He was very kind and helpful and is very excited about Winnie the Pooh coming out July 15th.

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I can’t wait to take the kids to see Winnie the Pooh. They’re pretty excited too. Remember, Winnie the Pooh hits theaters July 15th.

 

Disney provided all expenses for the trip.

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Winnie The Pooh Soundtrack

June 24, 2011 By 149 Comments

Listening to Winnie The Pooh soundtrack makes me want to see the movie again. Yes, I’ve seen Winnie the Pooh and I loved it. That Willy Silly Nilly Ole bear is the most adorable teddy bear around. And the soundtrack is so Good. Why? Well one fantastic edition to the soundtrack is Zooey Deschanel. Zooey has been in quite a few tv shows on the SciFi channel. I just adore her. WinnieThePooh_COVERWho knew she could sing? I guess Disney knew!

Actress/Musician/Singer/Songwriter Zooey Deschanel (“Almost Famous,” “(500) Days of Summer”) joins Winnie the Pooh and all of his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood, performing three songs for the film, including her own take on the classic “Winnie the Pooh” theme song, “A Very Important Thing to Do” and the original end-credit song “So Long,” which was written by Deschanel and performed with She & Him bandmate M. Ward.

“This has been one of the most fun experiences that I’ve ever had,” says Deschanel. “And I’ve just been thanking my lucky stars that I was able to work on this movie, because it’s delightful.”

Filmmakers were drawn to Deschanel’s signature style. “She was the perfect choice to do the ‘Winnie the Pooh’ song—a classic theme from the Sherman Brothers,” says director Don Hall. “Her music actually embodies the underlying spirit of the movie. We’re taking something that has vintage roots in the sixties, but spinning it in our own way and updating it. If you listen to Zooey’s music with She & Him—that’s their sound to a tee.”

Winnie the Pooh Soundtrack comes to audiences July 12th. You have the chance to win a copy of the CD here.

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Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You Review

December 30, 2009 By 4 Comments

clip_image001On Tuesday January 5th, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release WINNIE THE POOH: A VALENTINE FOR YOU Special Edition on DVD! This Valentine themed animated collection features three Winnie the Pooh stories including a new-to-DVD adventure (“My Hero) a fun bonus feature (“Catch the Love Bug” game), Pooh-themed Valentines cards inside each DVD plus all features from the original. As a bonus, each special edition DVD includes Pooh-themed Valentine’s Day Cards!

We received an advance copy of the DVD to review and as soon as it came in the door my daughter wanted to watch it. Let’s watch Winnie the Pooh. My daughter loves Pooh Bear. I was afraid though that she would be disappointed by this version. This is the classic Winnie the Pooh that I grew up with. I don’t remember any of the stories but they are older stories. They don’t have Darby, but the original Christopher Robin.

There was enough familiarity in it for her to still enjoy and love it and request to watch it over and over again. This DVD included three half-hour cartoons; one of them being, “A Valentine for you”. The story: Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Rabbit see Christopher Robin making a valentine for a girl and find he’s been bitten by a "Smitten" and is lovesick. Worried that he’ll no longer have time for them, and hoping a second bite from the love bug will cure him, they set out on a wild adventure to capture the Smitten. One of the other ones is from "Un-Valentine’s Day". It is simply the first Season 2 episode of "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", the Daytime Emmy-winning Saturday morning fixture in 1989. I was nine years old then. The story:it’s that warm and wonderful time when Pooh and his pals like to show how much they care. But Rabbit wants to cancel Valentine’s Day because last year, he was up to his ears in the flood of cards that littered the Hundred Acre Wood. Reluctantly, everyone agrees – until someone anonymously sends Pooh a pot of honey. Suddenly, the Valentine rush is again out of control, much to the delight of all — including Rabbit. The third one is  “My Hero”. The story: this new-to-DVD adventure that shows the lesson of two friends truly helping each other. When Piglet saves Tigger’s life, Tigger decides to repay the favor by being Piglet’s servant. But Tigger’s new job causes Piglet more harm than good. When Tigger saves Piglet’s life, his obligation to be the servant is erased and all is back to normal.

I didn’t pay too much attention to it. I was just reminded of when I used to watch it because it started in the real life bedroom that is supposed to belong to Christopher Robin. From their the nostalgic music starts and I’m whisked away into my own imagination and my daughter is soaking it all up for the first time. I thought it was timeless and classic while my daughter found it new. We’re going to have lots of fun with the Valentine’s Day cards that came with the DVD.

Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You Special Editionbonus Features include: My Hero New To DVD! From THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH, Catch The Love Bug Game Flying Love Bugs are On The Loose In The Hundred Acre Wood, And It’s Up To You To Catch As Many As You Can.

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