It's interesting to learn that the Pooh books are read in the US - I was brought up on them as a little boy in England, and Iive always thought of them as quintessentially English, not readily transferrable to other cultures (especially the delicate, whimsical humour). But I suppose the underlying themes are timeless and placeless.
“.. underlying themes are timeless and placeless”
What my little one is getting from it is this: people have different personalities but as friends, you deal with them and have fun. There are 19 small sets of books and each one deals with something a child would sort of deal with: fear of the wind, working with each other, having fun. Her favorite characters are Tigger and Pooh. I am partial to Eeyore.
I adored them (as a girl) growing up in the U.S. One of the highlights of my early childhood was getting to hold some of the original Pooh stuffed animals when they were on exhibit at the New York Public Library.
Interesting. Yes the Milne books were fairly popular in the US, else Disney would not have gotten involved in the first place. Said involvement only increased the popularity, a hundredfold. That said, I, myself, considered the literature to be more Canadian in character than British...
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