The Pooh friends are angry when Eeyore's fake news about sunny days being earthquake weather causes them to spend the morning hiding under a bridge. Eeyore diverts their wrath by playing the sympathy card, saying no one ever showed him how to be happy. The friends tire themselves out trying to cheer Eeyore up then leave him alone so he can be his gloomy self again in peace. Positively Machiavellian.

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/23954351-rod-brown?ref=nav_mybooks&she... ) ( )

The characters of One Hundred Acres are showing each other what they enjoy about living to cheer their friend Eeyore up.

I have always felt a kinship with Eeyore, even though I have never read the original Winnie The Pooh books. Eeyore tends always be depressed, he still tried to do what each friend found happy in their own life to see if it made him happy.

The fact that Eeyore is always sad does make me sad as well. He deserves at least something that gives him a smile. Which I have seen this little donkey do in the cartoons. The books I have read... not so much.

I think any story with Eeyore is a big bonus. Eeyore brings a little realism by showing everyone that feelings are experienced differently by others. ( )

An avid Eeyore fan, this shold be one of my favorites. However, I find that it's just too wordy for a children's book. As an Eeyore collector, a great addition to my collection, as a chidlren's book collector...well, at least it adds to my collection. ( )