Pooh's Secret Garden
Catherine Hapka
Illustrated by Disney Storybook Artists

Disney Press.
2012 / ISBN 9781423148456
Picture book (ages 3 and up)
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Reviewed by Bob Walch

When Pooh wakes up one morning to discover he is out of honey, the resourceful bear consults his friend Rabbit, who was working in his garden. Pooh sees all the bees sipping nectar from flowers, and decides it is time to start his own garden with plenty of plants.

With the help of Piglet, Owl and Tigger, Pooh finds a perfect spot for a secret garden where the bees can come, enjoy the flowers, and eventually make a lot of delicious honey that Pooh can enjoy.

This flip-the-flap book contains numerous flaps (one on every two page spread) that encourage the child to become actively involved in the reading of this story. Hidden behind each flap is an illustration with text that moves the story forward.

There's quite a bit of text in this picture book which makes it not only a good read aloud bedtime book but it also moves toddlers from simple board books with very limited reading material to real story books with an extended narrative.