This is the why.

I'm actually really enjoying the reading and studying I'm doing for my final paper for my English class. But why in the world did I choose Winnie the Pooh? Random right?

Well it's no secret that I'm expecting a baby in August. Along with all the practical preparation for childbirth comes the preparation of how I'm going to decorate the nursery. Seems a little silly since I live in a tiny two bedroom apartment and the 'nursery' is also the office and craft room. Ha. But it's still fun to think about. I decided that I wanted to do a classic Winnie the Pooh theme based on the story where Pooh pretends to be a black rain cloud to get some honey.

I wanted to frame these and hang them on the wall.

But this still brings up the question, why Winnie the Pooh? I've always loved Winnie the Pooh since I was little. I love the sweet stories of friendship and courage and I think they have a lot to teach children. But all the Pooh stories I've seen and heard have been Disney renditions. It wasn't until I started working on this paper that I realized I haven't actually read the original Pooh stories. In the nursery, the plan was to do it on the original Winnie the Pooh. But how could I do that without having read the stories myself.

In my research, I was amazed by how many people on goodreads had awful things to say about Winnie the Pooh and the author A.A. Milne. In a way, I felt the need to defend the stories that meant so much to me as a child.

So that's the why. That is why I decided to argue that Winnie the Pooh stories are beneficial to teaching young children. Because I plan to read them to my daughter. I want her to love the original stories as well as the Disney renditions. I think she will be able to learn and grow from them and I plan to prove it in my paper.