🎞️ When it was announced that Mickey Mouse’s design from “Steamboat Willie” would be entering public domain, I contemplated whether or not to do my own take on Mickey’s particular design from 1928. Last October, I had done a drawing of Mickey with Tigger on animation paper to commemorate the 100th birthday of the Walt Disney Company. As a character, Mickey Mouse is still protected by copyright and trademark laws. Plus, A.A. Milne’s version of Tigger is now in the public domain. Tigger did not make his debut until the second (and last) original “Winnie the Pooh” book, “The House at Pooh Corner”. 🐭🐯
First-edition copy of the children's classic The House at Pooh Corner with the first appearance of Tigger.
A.A. Milne (English).
Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard (English).
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928.
Octavo.
Bound in publisher's original gilt-stamped pink cloth with top edge gilt, pictorial pastedowns and endpapers, and illustrated dust jacket with mylar cover.
“But it isn't easy,” said Pooh. “Because Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you. And all you can do is to go where they can find you.”
"But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the Forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing."
Just like last year I decided to start my new reading year with a Winnie The Pooh book, this is the second one in the series, and I own this vintage copy of the mid 90s which means not only it is in Italian, but the translations are different from those I was used to in the animated movies. That made the reading experiece a bit weird, but these stories are so nice to follow I didn't really mind. I grew up with the animated movies, and adored them, they were my absolute favourite thing for years, and they still hold a special place in my heart, so to read the stories they originated from is a bit emotional for me. It's the perfect light and cozy read to start the new year with. Each chapter is a new story, so it feels a lot like an anthology. I feel like this book could be a great reading option for those who are looking for a nostalgic read, as well as for those who are in a reading slump and want to get back into reading with something light and fun. These books have also the added value of beautiful illustrations that break up the reading here and there. They are in a style I love and I lose so much time just looking at the lovely images while reading.
I read this book for the 2023 genre bingo for the children's lit prompt.
🐯🦉 On and off, I have done sketches and drawings of Tigger and Owl based on E.H. Shepard’s interpretations of the characters in his illustrations of A.A. Milne’s original “Winnie the Pooh” books. Tigger did not appear in the first “Winnie the Pooh” book, which was published in 1924. He made his first appearance in “The House at Pooh Corner”, which was published in 1928. 🐾🍃🍂🌳
On Tuesday I proofread a few pages of The House at Pooh Corner for Project Gutenberg. It finished completely in the round I work in the same day. And now I saw an email from late yesterday saying it finished in a later round. People really want to proofread Winnie the Pooh.