When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six, which brought A. A. Milne fame as a children's book author and introduced the world to Winnie-the-Pooh, are paired for the first time in one deluxe, full-color gift edition. The perfect companion volume to The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh, though more than worthy in its own right, this book offers the complete collection of delightful verses and fanciful rhymes of A. A. Milne's two classic volumes of poetry, which have been read and reread to generations of children. Inspired by the author's young son, Christopher Robin, and featuring, of course, his great friend Winnie-the-Pooh, Milne's poems are timeless celebrations of childhood. They offer readers a magical world where reality and imagination intertwine--a world perfectly rendered in Ernest H. Shepard's enchanting illustrations. The Complete Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh is sure to find an honored place on every family's bookshelf.
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"'Let's frighten the dragons,' I said to Pooh. / 'That's right,' said Pooh to Me. / 'I'm not afraid,' I said to Pooh, / And I held his paw and I shouted, 'Shoo! / Silly old dragons!'--and off they flew," says Christopher Robin in A.A. Milne's well-loved poem "Us Two." Milne (1882-1956) didn't start writing for children until 1920, when his son, the real Christopher Robin, was a year old. That's about when his wife Daphne envisioned her son's stuffed Harrods bear, tiger, pig, kangaroo, and donkey as characters in a children's book. And the rest is history! By 1924, Milne had published When We Were Very Young, a whimsical collection of verses illustrated in gentle watercolors by Ernest H. Shepard; Now We Are Six, a second collection, followed in 1927. This hefty, full-color volume brings together all of Milne's verses, unabridged. If you fondly remember "James James / Morrison Morrison / Weatherby George Dupree / Took great / Care of his Mother, / Though he was only three," from "Disobedience," or "Ernest was an elephant, a great big fellow, / Leonard was a lion with a six-foot tail, / George was a goat, and his beard was yellow, / And James was a very small snail," from "The Four Friends," this fabulous collection will send you into a dreamy reverie. And for those young readers to whom Pooh is new, these innocent, gently humorous, 70-year-old poems--along with The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh--will still resonate deeply. (All ages) --Karin Snelson
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These are Unforgettable, Creative Rhymes,
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A.A. Milne's creations combined with Shepard's decorations make for a delightful package for both the young and the old. These are humorous and classy nursery rhymes that still manage to captivate after many decades. The rhythm and prose of Milne's creations are easy to read, original, and tasteful. Something about the writing of Britain's '20s and '30s will never be captured again. An essential volume.
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Wonderful memories,
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When I started to read through these poems for a school project I was amazed at how many I already knew. My mother has a copy of this book that she receied at age 3 and it was a favourite bedtime story when I was a toddler. They are perfect for all ages, my class of other 18 year olds liked my presentation and my teacher wanted the title so she could buy a copy for her 2 year old. The rhythms and language are beautiful on many levels, read it.
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A great gift for everyone,
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This book has many poems that I have never heard of. This is a good collectors item for people who love winnie the pooh as much as I do. It's a great book to sit down on a rainy day with a cup of hot chocolate and read. The poems are silly, fun, happy, and enjoyalbe! I will denfintly pass this on to my children in hopes they enjoy it as much as I do!
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AT ONE TIME (but I have changed my mind now) I thought I was going to write a little Note at the top of each of these poems, in the manner of Mr. William Wordsworth, who liked to tell his readers where he was staying, and which of his friends he was walking with, and what he was thinking about, when the idea of writing his poem came to him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Christopher Robin, Sir Brian, King John, Little Boy Blue, Mary Jane, Twice Times, Lord High Chancellor, Pinkie Purr, Good Bear, Proud Lord Willoughby, The Dormouse, Elizabeth Ann, Says Alice, Sir Thomas, Father Christmas, Good King Hilary Said, Has Timothy Tim, Sir Hugh, The Dairymaid Said, The Royal, Timothy Tim Has New!
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AT ONE TIME (but I have changed my mind now) I thought I was going to write a little Note at the top of each of these poems, in the manner of Mr. William Wordsworth, who liked to tell his readers where he was staying, and which of his friends he was walking with, and what he was thinking about, when the idea of writing his poem came to him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Christopher Robin, Sir Brian, King John, Little Boy Blue, Mary Jane, Twice Times, Lord High Chancellor, Pinkie Purr, Good Bear, Proud Lord Willoughby, The Dormouse, Elizabeth Ann, Says Alice, Sir Thomas, Father Christmas, Good King Hilary Said, Has Timothy Tim, Sir Hugh, The Dairymaid Said, The Royal, Timothy Tim Has New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- When We Were Very Young (Pooh Original Edition) by A. A. Milne in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- The Wind In the Willows by Kenneth Grahame in Front Matter
- From the Original Stories By Kenneth Gra by Kenneth Grahame in Front Matter
- The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame in Front Matter
- Mary Poppins by Dr. P. L. Travers in Front Matter
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