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When We Were Very Young Deluxe Edition

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The Product Description promises "these beautiful books feature a ribbon bookmark, a specially designed jacket with metallic ink and a peep-through window to the fullcolor case, and full-color artwork on cream-colored stock". What you get is NO bookmark, a regular dust jacket with no die-cut and no metallic ink, and white paper stock, not cream.

Also, if you spend any length of time actually reading this edition, you will quickly notice that the text appears to be very slightly blurred, as if this was printed on an old laser-printer.

I bought the book as an Easter gift for my Grand-daughter, Natalie. My own children had it and we all enjoyed the poems so much that we can still recite them all these years later. I think it is an essential part of any child's library.

Like "A Child's Garden of Verses," the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, A.A. Milnes' "When We Were Very Young," collects and reminds us of childhood bliss. However, unlike Stevenson, Milne has the whimsy of Edward Lear's limericks and verse. Milne captures the joy and gentleness of youth.

For example, Milne has a poem with a refrain:

Jonathon Jo
has a mouth like an 'O'

It is fun to say, and it almost means something. Another poem talks about halfway up and down the stairs, getting a child to see the difference and sameness of the situation, great for critical thinking.

If you want pure silly humor, go buy Silverstein, but for great writing and solid bedtime reading to teach your child wit and poetry, buy this tiny book. There's a good chance you will like it as well.

Anthony Trendl
http://anthonytrendl.blogspot.com

This is absolutly my favorite childrens poetry book and therefore, my favorite baby gift. And while I prefer to track down and give out antique copies, this is a spectacular new version and I love how the images now pop off the page with the slightly colored paper as a background. Be sure to read "Disobedience" my favorite poem EVER!

I bought this book for my baby niece to give to her on her 13th birthday (at the same time I give her all the newspapers and magazines I bought for her on the day she was born) Goes perfectly with my theme -- the day she was born is, in fact, when she was VERY young. The fact that this is a classic and a beautiful book helps too :)

A.A. Milne's poems were a childhood favorite of mine,of my kids, and now a new generation!

My mother taught me most of these; I taught them to my children. I bought these as a gift for one of my grandchildren. What else is there to say? Classics.