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In the crapper: new book wipes away the joy of Winnie-the-Pooh

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We all know climate change is flushing our planet down the drain, but do we need to be so literal about it?

Popular recycled toilet paper company Who Gives a Crap has adopted the now-royalty-free Winnie-the-Pooh as a stark example of the effects of industrialisation in Winnie-The-Pooh: The Deforested Edition.

Children’s Book Council of Australia national chair Wendy Rapee told Gary Adshead she understood the sentiment on 6PR Mornings, but there was probably a better way to broach the subject with kids.

“I cannot really get my head around the logic of this; while kids are anxious, let’s just make them more anxious,” Ms Rapee said.

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Gary Adshead
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