Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees Jewelry Book (Pooh Jewelry Books) [Hardcover]

A. A. Milne (Author), Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Pooh Jewelry Books

A story from the original Pooh books is meticulously hand-painted and comes with a pewter Pooh charm that can be added to a bracelet, hung from a chain, or worn with the ribbon included.

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About the Author

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) and Ernest H. Shepard (1879-1976) were the creators of Winnie-the-Pooh, The House At Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young, and Now We Are Six. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; Book and Access edition (February 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525450440
• ISBN-13: 978-0525450443
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,765,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Small book for younger readers/listeners, January 15, 2001

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M. Lilliquist (Bellingham, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees (Hardcover)

Beautifully bound and illustrated, this little book is part of a series of 10 such Pooh books published by Dutton. Don't confuse these "storybooks" with the even smaller and abridged board-books; also, don't confuse these books with many other Pooh books, such as read-alongs or cassete tapes or Disney versions.

This little book is a near-exact reproduction of a Chapter One in the original book, Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, with the original illustrations by Shephard enhanced by judicious watercoloring. All the charm of the original, in a perfect size for reading to littler kids, who can feel satisfied at having been read "the whole story." Also good for children just starting to read all by themselves.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The flavor of the original, edited for little ones, June 18, 2007

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DTK (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees/WTP Easy-to-Read (Dutton Easy Reader) (Hardcover)

When I went to introduce my preschooler to Winnie-the-Pooh, I bought the big book with the complete stories and poems. It didn't take long for me to figure out that it wasn't quite right for my 3-year-old. Reading a story out of the original works takes a good 15-20 minutes, which is more than one can really expect from a preschooler or toddler. Also, the original Pooh is a bit like Sesame Street, in that there are phrases and indeed entire sections of the stories that adults will find amusing but which will just go over a child's head.

And yet, I didn't want to break down and go the route of the Disney-fied Pooh books, with their cartoonish illustrations and watered-down plots and characters.

That's why I was so pleased to find the Easy-to-Read series. There are six easy-to-read titles from two publishers. They are:

Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees
Pooh Goes Visiting
Eeyore Has a Birthday
Tigger Comes to the Forest
Christopher Robin Leads an Expedition
Pooh Invents a New Game

Each book is based on one chapter from the complete works. These little books are divided into four chapters, although it should be no problem to read one from start to finish in one sitting.

The print is large and well spaced, and there are ample illustrations (the original drawings by E.H. Shepard) on every page spread to keep little eyes engaged in the story. Most important, the editor has removed most of the passages that aren't so kid friendly and has simplified the stories without giving them a Disney style candy coating. One could read the original story and then the easy-to-read version and get the same basic plot; when going from the Milne works to the Disney versions, the same is certainly not true.

I didn't give these books five stars because the editor retained some language and dialogue that may be a bit confusing for children in the intended age range. Nevertheless, these books are a wonderful introduction to a classic cast of characters for the preschool set.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my toddler/preschooler!, October 18, 2011

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FrustratedWithSharp (Wyoming, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Winnie the Pooh and Some Bees (Pooh ETR 1) (Easy-to-Read) (Paperback)

I bought this book and the others in the series (I believe there are 6 total). They're fantastic! I bought them to read to my 2.5 yr old before bed. We've read the whole original Winnie the Pooh, but at this age she really wants to start AND finish a story all in one sitting, which is pretty impossible with the full chapter book. I LOVE that these have so many of the same phrases, verbage, and cant as the original...just in condensed form. I wasn't looking for the "new" Winne the Pooh, or a simplified/dulled down version to read to a baby - I wanted the original stuff, just...shorter. That's exactly what I got!