Based on the beloved characters created by A.A. Milne, this animated program starring Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the Hundred Acre Wood crew features several sections that encourage appropriate behavior and good social skills. In the opener, “All's Well That Ends Wishing Well,” a selfish Tigger learns to rearrange his priorities to help out his friends. Christopher Robin has Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet sleep over in “Babysitter Blues,” and the foursome drive C.R.'s sitter (who, of course, only sees C.R.) crazy with their wacky antics (only after C.R. sits for mischievous marsupial buddy Roo does he realize how important it is to follow a sitter's rules). Also featuring the two-parter “Party Poohper” (Rabbit's Type-A neuroses and airtight schedule exhaust his helpers and almost puts a damper on a celebration with his “500 relatives”), “Piglet's Poohetry” (Tigger criticizes Piglet's prose and tinkers with the P-Man's poems until the tables are turned to make Tigger uncomfortable), and a pair of brief segments, this entertaining entry in the Pooh archive is fun and educational. DVD extras include a sing-along and a “Cheer Up Eeyore” game. Recommended. [Note: also newly available is Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: Friends Forever.] Aud: K, P. (J. Williams-Wood)
Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
(2005) 70 min. VHS: $14.99, DVD: $19.99. Walt Disney Home Entertainment (avail. from most distributors). Color cover. Closed captioned. ISBN: 0-7888-5740-1 (dvd). June 13, 2005
Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
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