Winnie the Pooh

The Problem With Curbing Curiosity

Nancy A. Scott | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, The Wizard of Oz, Children's Books, Body Image, Childhood Obesity, Eating Disorders, Children's Literature, Harry Potter, Parenting, Media Critique, Girls Body Image, The Hunger Games, Curious George, Impact News

If teachers (or family, or media) don't ask questions, then usually children will stop asking as well -- and their natural curiosity and imagination, which are the stepping stones to skeptical thinking, become censored in the meantime.

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A Return to Childhood: A Review of How the Heather Looks by Joan Bodger

Nicki Richesin | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: The Wind in the Willows, Winnie the Pooh, Arthur Ransome, Children's Books, Memoir, Emily Dickinson, Joan Bodger, Classic Books, Parents News

How The Heather Looks by Joan Bodger delivers us from our daily routine to the magical world of English children's literature.

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Cartoon Characters Get A Dose Of Reality

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Photography, Video, Minnie Mouse, I'm Winnie the Pooh, Benjamin Béchet, Mickey Mouse, Spider-Man, Hello Kitty, Donald Duck, French Photography, Arts News

We all bemoan the moment when we realize that our childhood has come to pass, and that we must face adulthood head-on with proper work attire and a cu...

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The History Of Animals In Art, Literature And Music

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Sergei Prokofiev, T. S. Eliot, Morgan Library, Virginia Woolf, In the Company of Animals Morgan Library, Biblical Art, E. B. White, John James Audubon, David Hockney, George Orwell, Albrecht Dürer, Ted Hughes, Peter Paul Rubens, William Blake, Babar, Arts News

The Morgan Library is exhibiting a collection of works illustrating how history's greatest artists, writers and musicians were inspired by animals. ...

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Top 15 Inspirational Quotes From Classic Disney Characters!

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Beauty and the Best, Winnie the Pooh, Inspirational Quotes, Inspirational Tweets, Mulan, Disney Quotes, Snow White Quotes, High School News

We recently discovered our new Twitter obsession: @disneywords. Their mission? To quote Disney movies all day, every day, it seems. We've been loving ...

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It's Winnie The Pooh Day!

www.washingtonpost.com | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh Day, Parents-Toddlers, Parents News

Today is the birthday of beloved children's author A.A. Milne and has also become known as Winnie the Pooh Day. In honor of the occasion, a few fan...

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The Artist, Warrior, M:I, & Moneyball Top My "20" and "11" of 2011

Jon Chattman | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Octavia Spencer, Moneyball, Aaron Sorkin, The Artist, Mission Impossible, Ides of March, Melancholia, Brad Pitt, Nick Nolte, Golden Globes, Tom Cruise, Ghost Protocol, Joel Edgerton, Michael Hazanavicius, Oscars, Warrior, Like Crazy, Entertainment News

I realize 'tis the season for everyone and their brother to release their "best of" lists so I'm throwing in a twist... here are my top 20 moments in film this year followed by my top 11 favorites.

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The Best Black Friday Movies & TV Shows To Buy

Posted 01.25.2012

In search of the best flicks and shows to gift this year? We've got you covered. Sure, you're eager to grab one of those massive and massively disc...

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Holiday Gift Guide: Movies Your Kids Will Love

| Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: The Lion King, Winnie the Pooh, Star Wars, Movie Gift Guide, The Help, Movie Dvds, Gifts for Kids, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter, The Gruffalo, Parents-Holiday, Jurassic Park, Kung Fu Panda 2, Tangled, Parents News

Holidays are usually meant for two things: downtime and family time. With these movies as gifts for your kids, rest assured you'll get both. The list ...

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Has Disney Been 'Lion' About Jeremy Irons' Singing Voice?

Jim Hill | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Lion King Cast, The Lion King, Winnie the Pooh, Be Prepared, Voice Acting, Lion King Voice Actors, Jim Cummings, Stunt Singing, Lion King Songs, The Lion King 3D, Entertainment News

Stunt singing, voice actor Jim Cummings calls it. Quickly stepping in and providing the singing voice of an animated character when the celebrity who was initially hired for this role isn't really up to the task.

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Latest 'Pooh' Adventure Is Simple, But Profound

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Winnie-the-Pooh-Sequel, Winnie-the-Pooh-Adventures, Winnie the Pooh Movie, Stephen Anderson, Movies, Religion News

While "Winnie the Pooh" doesn't contain any material that could be described as religious by any stretch of the imagination, its characters and their relationships do speak to something eternal.

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Disney's 'Winnie The Pooh": Bobby Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez Tells How A Horrible Summer Vacation Led To A Really Funny Song

Jim Hill | Posted 09.22.2011

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Songs, Bobby Lopez, Movie, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Book of Mormon, Disney, The Backson Song, Entertainment News

All around the country, vacations are being ruined by this hellish heat wave. Which is why it's a shame that we all can't do what Tony Award-winner...

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Weekend Box Office: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II Dethrones The Dark Knight, Earning $169.1 Million in Its Opening Weekend. Oh, and Sarah Palin Is Not a Movie Star

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, The Dark Knight, Sarah Palin, Spider-Man, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Twilight, Star Trek, Box Office, Entertainment News

With nearly ten years of anticipation, The Boy Who Lived has returned to the top of the opening weekend charts with a massive $169.1 million Friday-Sunday gross.

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Can Winnie The Pooh Make A Comeback?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 09.14.2011

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For a silly old bear with a mind largely set on the pursuit of a little sweet smack of honey, Winnie the Pooh sure caused a lot of heavy thinking amon...

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Will Classic Animation Or Special Effects Win Out?

Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Video, The Adventures of Tintin Movie, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Animated Films, The Adventures of Tintin, Winnie the Pooh 2011, Winnie the Pooh Movie, Film, Animated Film, Movies, Culture News

Most things from childhood become less compelling with age, like that book you loved ("Where the Red Fern Grows," in my case) and subsequently ruined ...

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HuffPost Review: Winnie the Pooh Is Feather-Light and Subtly Clever Family Fare

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.11.2011

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Winnie the Pooh is exactly what a Winnie the Pooh movie should be, no more and no less. It is quaint, gentle, subtly wicked and as cozy as a blanket just out of the dryer.

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WHAT Did Craig Ferguson & Zooey Deschanel Say To Winnie The Pooh?

Posted 02.23.2012

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Who invited this guy to the 100 Acre Woods? "Winnie The Pooh," Disney's new feature film bid to renew its beloved A.A. Milne-adapted franchise, pre...

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What Book Character Would You Love To Be Best Friends With?

Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Bridget Jones's Diary, Winnie the Pooh, Book Friends, Great Gatsby, Video, Jane Austen, Best Friends, Book Characters, Douglas Adams, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Book Bffs, Harry Potter, Huffington Post, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pride and Prejudice, Slidepollajax, Books News

This week, we asked Huffington Post readers to let us know what book characters they would love to be best friends with. While we received some respon...

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Most Frequently Reread Library Books (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

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We asked HuffPost Readers to tell us which books they reread the most. But we also wondered which library books people most frequently reread. It wasn...

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The Battle Hymn of the Tigger Mother

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tigger, Winnie the Pooh, Kanga, Piglet, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Roo, Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh Parody, Books News

One morning Pooh was awakened by a bouncing sound outside his house. He heard a stern voice shouting "Bounce! Bounce!" over and over, the way a drill instructor might shout it.

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Adorable French Girl Breathlessly Recounts Winnie The Pooh Plot (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Children are loud, expensive and always getting into trouble. They can also be magical, as evidenced by this incredibly adorable young French girl br...

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Survivor 21: Infants vs Senior Citizens: Neither Tea Nor Sympathy.

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marty has not yet learned never to tempt fate on Survivor. Even after noting that overconfidence is a death sentence on this show, he nonetheless began spouting the sort of overconfident crap that the Gods of Survivor always slaps down hard.

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How Peter Pan's Author Invented Celebrity Cricket

BBC News | Tim Masters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, England, Celebrity Cricket, Authors, Sherlock Holmes, Peter Pan, Cricket, Books, J.M. Barrie, Books News

Peter Pan author JM Barrie, a cricketing fanatic, gathered the most famous writers of his day to play on his amateur team - the oddly-named Allahakbar...

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Children's eBooks For The iPad And Beyond

The New York Times | WARREN BUCKLEITNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Kindle, Children's eBooks, Books, Children's Books, Ebooks, Alice in Wonderland, Dr. Seuss, Ipad, Nintendo DSi, Books News

Once upon a time -- in the 1990s -- e-books for children came on CD-ROMs, and for digital wizardry, offered only mouse clicks and hidden pop-up-like a...

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Never Been Gone: A Conversation With Carly Simon

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jay Landers, Sesame Street, The Village Voice, Van Morrison, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, Winnie the Pooh, Sony Records, Piglet's Big Adventure, Harry Belafonte, Jim Hart, Ben Taylor, The Hi-Lo's, Carly Simon, Elton John, Hear Music, Sally Taylor, Robert Christgau, Columbia Records, Carole King, David Saw, Teese Gohl, Walkman, Richard Perry, Entertainment News, Starbucks, Benjamin Thomas, Arista Records, Joni Mitchell, Clive Davis, Lucy Simon, James Taylor, L.A. Reid, Heffalump, Piglet, Entertainment News

In this interview, Carly talks candidly about her new "unplugged" album Never Been Gone, recent projects, her family, an Elton John non-adventure and much more.

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