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A. A. Milne's Pooh Classics Boxed Set

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This is a wonderful collection and great value- Four unabridged books on cds. I have read the books many times to my kids. They like to hear me, and they like to hear these cds.

Hearing Peter Dennis read them is like hearing them for the first time. He lends different inflections to the poetry and has better rhythm. He uses different vocal effects and makes the stories come alive.

Even if your child has already read(or heard) the original A A Milne stories, I think he/she would enjoy these.

The set includes two story books- The House At Pooh Corner and Winnie-The-Pooh- and two books of enchanting, story-like poetry- When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six.

This is the best narration of Winnie-the-Pooh out there! Peter Dennis does a wonderful job with this book - he even snorts for Piglet! My children enjoyed listening immensely (and I did too)!

Saddened by Peter Dennis's passing, I'm moved to write this review of what are surely some of the finest readings of any books ever recorded.

The humor, the love, the satire, the wisdom, all of these shine through Dennis's deeply felt readings. Please, please, if you've only encountered Pooh through Disney, listen to these recordings. As Nom de Guerre says, they will surprise you, but I think in a good way. They carry you away to the richer, smarter, deeper time and mind of A. A. Milne. If you still prefer Disney after that, so be it.

And, really, you don't have to choose: my daughter has been listening to these stories since she was three. She loves them *and* she loves the Disney movies. Please listen to these: they are a revelation.

Amazing! Our children are 9, 6 and 3, and we've been listening to these in the car and all three of them love them! (So do I!) Such wonderful stories told in a marvelous way by Peter Dennis. I hope our kids never outgrow them. The musical interludes are also so calming that it adds a lot to the readings.

A few years ago we inherited an audio cassette version of "The House on Pooh Corner" read by Charles Kuralt. My husband and I enjoyed it so much that I got onto Amazon and started researching audio versions of the complete Pooh collection. I finally settled on this set, read by Peter Dennis.

I won't lie, after growing up with the Disney version of Pooh, these took some getting used to. However, now that we've been listening to them together (with our 4 and 2 year olds)for a few months, I can't stand Disney's Pooh! Peter Dennis captures all of the wit and humor of A.A. Milne's characters and stories that Disney has entirely left out. Even Charles Kuralt's rendition falls flat after listening to the rich, colorful voices performed by Dennis.

We'll be listening to these CDs as a family for years to come so I consider this purchase a wise investment in our literary and driving pleasure.

This is a sweet and delightful rendition. I highly recommend it. Voices are endearing and stories are wonderful. We've enjoyed it a lot.

This is the only children's cd I can listen to for any amount of time.