Not to mention Owl with his delusions of grandeur, and Pooh Bear himself, who has the most stable outlook, but still tends to be a binge eater.
There's little Piglet with his anxiety issues, hyped-up Tigger, clinically depressed Eeyore and control-freak Rabbit. The toys in the 100-Acre Wood belonged to Christopher Robin, and part of their appeal way into adulthood is surely because they each have recognisable personality traits (or disorders). I used to love reading Enid Blyton's toyroom politics. But the others, led by Golly and Teddy, often paid her back in sneaky ways. She was the big curly-haired doll who always made a point of throwing her weight around and picking on other, more defenseless toys. Although there have been scores of them written over the years, here are ten of my favourites from my own past. We've probably thought how wonderful it would be if they were all true.
Since they are made to represent living beings and be loved by kids, it easy to see why there are so many. It whetted my appetite for more stories about toys set in other people's houses too. Sometimes I wondered why they'd take such care to keep their lives a secret from the children who loved them so dearly, and I wasted a lot of time trying to coax their stubborn little mouths to speak back to me. It was cool to think that when they heard my bedroom door open, they'd all scurry back to their spots and freeze. Deep in my heart I guessed it was all pretend, yet the part of me that wanted to keep an open mind had a lot of fun. He'd hold their mouths to his ear, and they'd mumble things to him. When my Dad used to come up to say goodnight, he would tell me stories about what my toys had been up to all day while I was at school. First off, I must tell you that I had a crowd of these in my own bedroom when I was little.
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