Methuen Children's Books Ltd.

Contradiction An Introduction is to introduce pecple, but Christopher Robin and his friends, who have already been introduced to you, are now going to say Good-bye. So this is the opposite. When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't...

Captain Bosco has named his new tug Tornado because she was launched in a storm. Her engine runs so smoothly that it purrs like a cat as she speeds across the harbour. The Captain loves the sea and often talks about ships and sailors of long ago. ¦•'I . a: ^ z

Henry finds a funny-looking parcel He wonders what it can be."It's a table," says Henry, removing the wrapping-paper. "Just right for my buns and milk."

Nobody was listening, for they were all saying "Open it, Pooh," "What is it, Pooh?" "I know what it is," "No you don't" and other helpful remarks of this sort. And of course Pooh was opening it as quickly as ever he could, but without cutting the string, because you never know when a bit of string...