Pooh Story Book [School & Library Binding]

A. A. Milne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2003

Offers a retelling of three classic Pooh tales of adventure, mishap, and friendship, enhanced by brilliant, full-color illustrations that bring to life the famous cast of Pooh, Eyeore, Piglet, and the others. Reprint.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Originally published in 1965, this large-format collection of three classic Pooh stories features color illustrations by Shepard created especially for this volume. All ages.
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Product Details

• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: Bt Bound (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 061361383X
• ISBN-13: 978-0613613835
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,952,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alan Alexander Milne was born in London on January 18, 1882, the third and youngest son of a schoolmaster. At age eleven, he won a scholarship to the Westminster School. He went on to attend Cambridge University and became the editor of the undergraduate paper, Granta. After graduating from Cambridge in 1903, Milne moved back to London with enough savings to live for one year. He was determined to become a writer. By 1906, he had been offered the position of Assistant Editor at Punch, a classic British humor magazine. He remained at Punch for the next eight years.
In 1913, Milne married Dorothy de Selincourt (known as Daphne) and moved to a house in London's Chelsea section. When World War I broke out, he enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, eventually serving in France. During his training period, he wrote his first play, Wurzel-Flummery, which was produced in London in 1917.

By 1919, having completed one book and several plays, Milne finally achieved financial independence. His play, Mr. Pim Passes By, previously staged in London, was produced by the Theatre Guild in New York City. It was as great a success there as it had been on the London stage. Milne was now well established as a witty and fashionable London playwright. In 1920, Christopher Robin Milne was born, an event that was to change the history of children's literature. In 1923, during a rainy holiday in Wales, Milne began work on a collection of verses for children. The result was When We Were Very Young, published in 1924.

Demand for Milne's whimsical work was overwhelming, and in 1926, he duplicated his earlier success with the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh. The sequel, The House at Pooh Corner, followed in 1927. Now We Are Six, another charming collection of verse, followed one year later. It was through these four books, all illustrated by the wonderfully talented Ernest H. Shepard, that Milne acquired a vast audience outside of the theater. In the years since their initial publication, interest in these books has grown and grown.

Milne continued to be a prolific essayist, novelist, and poet until his death in 1956.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to the Pooh Books!, March 6, 2001

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This review is from: The Pooh Story Book (Hardcover)

Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure and able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute.

To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, and asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. The Pooh Story Book was one of her picks.

I started reviewing books from this perspective many months ago. I am both glad and sad to report that this is the last recommendation from our daughter. I hope you have found her picks to be rewarding for your family.

This book contains three stories from Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh corner. Because the stories are from the original material and have the fine illustrations that all love, they are first class in every sense.

But because they come out of context from the books, you'll need to fill you child in a little about who Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, and the others are. If that means that you have not yet read these two books, this will be a good excuse for you to do so. Many people have seen cartoons or excerpts from the books, but fewer and fewer read them. That's a shame, because they are among the best of all books for children in the 4-6 age group.

For these stories, it is important to remember that Winnie-the-Pooh has a small brain which can only do so much thinking. But he has a wonderful heart, and is always helping others. His small brain often turns up solutions that exceed the bigger brains of others.

The first story is "In Which a House Is Built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore." Pooh and Piglet realize that everyone has a house except Eeyore, who must sleep in the field. They decide to do something about it . . . with humorous complications that turn out all right in the end. The moral of the story is that favors depend on your perspective. You can follow up on this story by explaining how miscommunications happen, and how to avoid them.

The second story is "In Which Piglet Is Entirely Surrounded by Water." This is one of my favorite sections from Winnie-the-Pooh and involves a fictional equivalent of Noah's flood. Piglet is about to be flooded out of his tree-based house by rising water, and seeks to be rescued. He sends out a note in a bottle, which creates Pooh-based complications.

The third story is "In Which Pooh Invenets a New Game and Eeyore Joins In." This story captures the innocence and openness of children to create their own play. Pooh notices that the pine cone he accidentally drops into the river is pulled down by the current. He soon makes a game out of guessing which item he drops (usually sticks) will come down stream the fastest. Soon all of his friends start to play. Then, something unexpected shows up in the river! The rest of the story will keep you laughing and smiling for hours.

May your life be filled with Winnie's wonderful stories and songs, and your heart be lightened by them!

Be sure these stories become part of the loving heritage of your family by reading them to your children and grandchildren and passing them along to your great grandchildren.