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Okay, I'll admit it: I'm not a huge fan of Pooh. I kind of like Piglet, and Eeyore is sort of amusing, but when I tried to read the original Pooh books on my own as a child, there was no connection. Perhaps I've been stunted as a person, but there you have it.All the same, I found myself peeved and protective when I read on the BBC website that a new character, Lottie the Otter, has been created
I have to agree with you. And, from an artistic point of view, whoever drew Lottie certainly is no E.H. Shepard. The arms in particular are a little off, and the line work looks like a bad copy of the original style. I'm not a big Pooh fan myself, either, but this does seem like a pretty ill-advised attempt by marketers.
Thanks for the comment, Sam. "Reintroducing" classics, for children or adults (all those classics rewritten from a minor character's P.O.V--argh!)is a pet peeve of mine. Whenever I see news like this I automatically have low expectations. Now, Paddington Bear made a return last year, but at least the book was written by Michael Bond himself. Perhaps the Milne estate is trying to