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Winnie-the-Pooh-- a timeless story-- is is advancing the tale even further. The series is introducing a new character, Penguin, to join in on the new adventures for a special 90th anniversary sequel.
The Best Bear in All the World will include several stories, including Winter: in which Penguin arrives, penned by Brian Sibley. EW says Sibley was inspired by an obscure photograph of A.A. Milne (author of Winnie-the-Pooh) and his son Christopher Milne (Christopher Robin) playing with a penguin toy alongside the bear that later became Pooh. Sibley says:
"While pondering what other toys Christopher Robin might have owned but which were never written about, I remembered seeing a photograph of father and son playing on the nursery floor with Winnie-The-Pooh and - a penguin! The though of Pooh encountering a penguin seemed no more outlandish than meeting a kangaroo and a tiger in a Sussex wood, so I started thinking about what might have happened if, on a rather snowy day, Penguin found his way into Pooh Corner..."
The 90th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh is on October 14th. The Beast Bear in All the World (including Winter: in which Penguin arrives) will be released on October 25.
