Daniel’s Thoughts on Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh has been by my side since I was very young. My Ma-maw gave me my first stuffed Pooh bear at the age of 5 for Christmas. On the way home from their house, somehow it fell out of the car and it was lost. I cried and cried. When my grandmother heard about it, she immediately sent me a replacement. I was overjoyed. I still have that little bear. I have memories of my mother reading the books to me, baking Pooh cakes for my birthday, and my father telling me bedtime stories of my adventures with Pooh. I loved the Disney cartoons dearly as a child and watched them on TV whenever they were on. I don’t know what it is about the gentle mustard colored bear who is always hungry. But I connected with him. Maybe it was Sterling Holloway’s gentle voice work that so perfectly merged with the animated bear. Maybe it’s the simplicity of Pooh. He is a good friend and his is kind. All he needs are several pots of honey and long walks in the woods.