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A juvenile novel expanding on the story Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall have already told in picture book form: Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear.

This version goes all in on the war aspects and includes a surprisingly high body count for a kid's book that is sure to upset anyone who thinks it's "very sad when the guy stopped drawing the deer" in Bambi.

Frankly, I prefer the shorter version. I could do without the real bear, Winnipeg, called "Winnie," now being a magical creature that can speak to all other animals in their own language because of her open heart or somesuch. Real person Harry Colebourne gets sidelined in the story frequently so Winnie can skitter off and have some more fanciful adventures with her animal friends. All the extra noodling about bored me and wasn't nearly as moving as the picture book.

(Pooh Project: Phase 2! I've managed to catalog all the shorter Pooh projects my family owns (see the list here). While I work through few remaining longer Pooh books we own, I'm missing my daily dose of Pooh, so I'm going to start seeking out some of the Pooh books I don't own – yet – from libraries IRL and online. See the reviews here.)

Cleverly written from the viewpoint of the little bear, sweet, compelling, and bold enough to address some hard facts in an honest but gentle way. The illustrations are charming. I loved Winnie and her friends!

If Flat Stanley hasn't come to your notice before now, count yourself lucky. This book offers nothing to encourage me to encounter him again.

This book is the true story behind the naming of Winnie the Pooh and the adventures he takes with Christopher Robin. Told in first person as a family history story about an ancestor (the veterinarian who named him) Harry Colebourn. 'Winnie's Great War' is an expansion of the picture book 'Finding Winnie' and tells of the story Harry Colebourn, and his adventures with Winnie. This chapter book also includes the perspective of Winnie, which creates an added humor to the story.

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The mostly true story of Winnipeg, the bear who came to London during WWI from Canada and became the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh, told in the style of Milne.

In the story, Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Amazing Mexican Secret, Stanley is mailed to Mexico. When he is opened up he jumps out is meets Carlos's cousin. She claims that he is a spy because Stanley wants Isabela Beluga's secret ingredient. However, Stanley pulls out documentation saying that he is not a spy. Stanley went on to say she must know Cameron del Junco, the famous bullfighter. She smiled and told him that she does. The cousin called over a man named Julio and had him to Stanley up into the stadium. As they walked the cousin opened the big doors to the stadium and the crowd went wild. Stanley just met Cameron and did not even realize it. Stanley watched her take her red cape and let the bull charge her in the ring. She would look up into the stands and make eye contact with Stanley. Stanley jumped up and down waving at Cameron. However, someone accidentally slapped Stanley in the back of the head and he went flying into the arena. The bull was staring right at Stanley because he was wearing red. The bull began to charge Stanley, and he could not bare to watch. Then all of sudden he felt a hand on his shoulder and it was Cameron lifting him up into the air and the bull ran right under him.

In this book, Stanley and his family here that a scientist in Africa discovered a flat skull, so they go to Africa to see the skull and meet the scientist. Along the way they have adventures such as parachuting and canoeing. When they get there they realize that the skull is just a fish skull, but they are able to return home with it.
This book is a decent example of a fantasy book because of the fact that Stanley is flat. It is not realistic to have a flat human being, so this is an impossible situation. Because of Stanley being flat, he is also able to do things other humans can't, such as use himself as a parachute or as an oar. Other than the fact that Stanley is flat, the other aspects of the book are all realistic- the setting and the other characters.
Age Appropriateness: 1st-3rd

Stanley is a flat boy who lives an adventurous life. When his friend Carlos shows them a special dish named huevos rancheros Stanley’s mother wants to know the special ingredient. Carlos tells them no one knows the secret ingredient just his grandmother who lives in Mexico. Stanley goes all the way to Mexico to get the secret recipe from Carlos’s grandmother. But there are spies trying to steal the secret recipe. Stanley’s trip turned into a great adventure. This is a wonderful entertaining story you have to read to find out if he is able to get the secret recipe without it being stolen from him.½

The 10th Flat Stanley World Wide Adventures book "Showdown at the Alamo" by Jeff Brown follows Stanley on vacation to Texas with his brother Arthur to see his friends, Carlos and Eduardo. The book not only follows him on adventures in Texas and teaches the reader about Texas, but also shares Stanley's feelings about becoming famous and all that goes with it. This book is written by a different author that the creator of Flat Stanley. The writing is in a simpler form aimed at readers between the ages of 6-10. I read this with by 9 year old and it was at about her reading level as well as her understanding. She liked the book fine. She had done the Flat Stanley thing where you mail him to someone during the school year. So she was already familiar with him. She gave it 3 stars.

I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the book very much. My kids have read it too many times to count - so I can honestly say they enjoyed it! The kids can identify with Stanley and can learn from his lessons. I have enjoyed the stories of Flat Stanley for years and love that no matter how old they are or how new - the lesson is fitting for every year and every kid.

I'll be honest this is the first Flat Stanley book I've ever read. I've heard of Flat Stanley but I guess that's not the same.

I thought it was a cute concept and the illustrations are adorable. Even though this is the tenth book in the "Worldwide Adventure's Series" I thought you could easily read it as a stand alone or out of order. Flat Stanley brings up a few friends from his previous adventures but that's about it.

This story tells of Flat Stanley's adventure in Texas with his brother, and two friends. In order to avoid all his fans (yes he's that popular) the boys decide to go horseback riding and camping. While there Flat Stanley learns to confront his fear.

I received this book for free from Librarything in return for my honest, unbiased opinion.

Delightful story for beginning readers of Flat Stanley who is to meet his mother at the Alamo after a camping trip with his friend. Stanley has to face his fears to overcome them. I liked Stanley and his friends. He has had a wide variety of experiences and meets very interesting people. Kids can relate to Flat Stanley and watch him learn.

I received this book for free from the publisher through a giveaway on LibraryThing. I was excited to have won this book in particular because my 3rd grade daughter did a Flat Stanley project this year in school and she also got to attend a Flat Stanley play at our local theatre.

Even though this was book #10 in the series, it can stand alone. There is enough background information given about pervious adventures and people from other stories. But I am sure most kids will more than likely choose to read the entire series in order. This book dealt with some history of Texas, Stanley's fear of wind and he overcame it, Stanley's new celebrity status, and how it's important to follow the rules. I thought Stanley's mom's last rule was cute: Always use proper grammar. Overall it was a cute story with some funny moments too.

This book is perfect for preschool age children up to 4th grade. My three young girls will definitely enjoy it!

Review based on a Member Giveaway Book. This is the first Flat Stanley book I've read. I love the imaginative premise: that Stanley was flattened to 1/2" thick when his bulletin board fell on him. And he can move in positions only a paper person could: arching backwards, rolling into a ball.
This book deals with overcoming fear--more precisely, that the wind can carry him away like a sail at any time, but easily a good lesson for a young reader to relate to their own fears.
The book was a little slow in the first chapter, where we are caught up on some of Flat Stanley's adventures, completely needlessly. The story would move smoother if the parts that were needed for this story (who Eduardo and Calamity Jaspere are) were integrated better. And some sentences were so baldly educative (let's put in some geography & history lessons so teachers and parents will think this is a worthwhile book). Even so, I'll definitely recommend this to my grandson--the Texas policeman's slang was pretty funny.