The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (G, 1977)

This delightful animated tale brings to life several chapters of A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner that were turned into Disney shorts in the 1960s and '70s. The film opens with a scene from Christopher Robin's non-animated bedroom where we see the stuffed animals that come alive in the animated tales. As the narrator introduces a book, viewers slip into the story as the characters come alive on the page. The first chapter details Pooh's attempt to steal honey from a tree and his subsequent escape from a swarm of bees. Later he eats all Rabbit's honey and gets stuck in the doorway where he must stay until he slims down and can be pushed out of the narrow hole. In later chapters, Rabbit tries to teach Tigger a lesson to get him to stop pouncing on everyone but ends up getting lost in the Hundred Acre Wood. Tigger and Roo end up atop a tree and unable to get down until their friends help rescue them.

With simple stories about child-like mishaps, this classic animated movie is both visually and narratively appealing. The characters have varied personalities than demonstrate the rich variety one finds in real life. Some kids might enjoy comparing a few of the characters to real people in their lives (like the long-winded Owl or the energetic Tigger). While full of goofy shenanigans, like Pooh getting stuck in a doorway and Tigger bouncing on everyone, the pace of this film is a bit slower than some more modern fare and might lose the interest of busier kids.