Piglet's Big Movie from the Disney Movie Club

Disney’s Winnie the Pooh movies follow the plots of the books that English author A.A. Milne originally wrote in the 1920s.

Milne took his inspiration from his son Christopher’s collection of stuffed animals. The model for Winnie the Pooh, for example, derived his name from a Canadian black bear  named Winnipeg whom the family liked to visit at the London Zoo in Regent’s park after it was retired as a military mascot after World War 1. Bizarrely, the “Pooh” element of the name came from the name of a swan. Millions of kids adore Milne’s sweet stories as they are delightfully written and continue to resonate through the generations of readers.

Winnie the Pooh and his friends have appeared in various Walt Disney animated features over the past four decades. One of the most favorite releases—and one with particular appeal to the youngest of audiences is Piglet’s Big Movie. Released in 2003, Piglet’s Big Movie lets Piglet moves Piglet center stage as the hero.The story does not Start out triumphantly for Piglet; he ignored as being too small to be of any help in his friends’ hunt for honey.

Saddened, Piglet disappears into the Hundred Acre Woods. His friends turn to Piglet’s Book of Memories and begin to discover what an important role Piglet has played in all their adventures. Ultimately, Piglet learns that being little is not a bad thing. And that his is contribution to the group is huge.

The film’s message that being small should not be an obstacle to doing great things is of great encouragement to preschoolers, who often feel brushed aside like Piglet. Piglet’s Big Movie does a great job of letting children see that despite your small size, you matter a lot.

Get your copy of Piglet's Big Movie from the Disney Movie Club here.