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Winnie-the-Pooh (The Winnie-the-Pooh Series #1)

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

4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 · rating details · 104,883 ratings · 1,427 reviews

The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.

Hardcover, 161 pages

Published 1961 by E.P. Dutton (first published 1926)

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Oct 06, 2011 Mariel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Winnie's poo

Recommended to Mariel by: Eeyore's hot tail

Celebrity Death Match versus Heart of Darkness.
Dear Christopher Robin,
Your father and I miss you but we feel that it would be best if you spent the remainder of the summer at camp, as previously agreed. You quit the boy scouts, band and your newspaper route to spend more time with those... things. Really, my son, you are much too told to play with... stuffed animals. To think, all my friends in the bridge meetings have all-star athlete sons and honor roll daughters to brag about. I have Christop...more Celebrity Death Match versus Heart of Darkness.
Dear Christopher Robin,
Your father and I miss you but we feel that it would be best if you spent the remainder of the summer at camp, as previously agreed. You quit the boy scouts, band and your newspaper route to spend more time with those... things. Really, my son, you are much too told to play with... stuffed animals. To think, all my friends in the bridge meetings have all-star athlete sons and honor roll daughters to brag about. I have Christopher Robin. You may be a hero in your bedroom, in the night, but I have to make up things about you to boast about. How you saved your friend, E., from getting lost in the woods. Or your friend W. who flew into the tree tops on too many hot air balloons. The tales are getting quite ridiculous. You should make regular old human boy friends (you aren't gay, are you? Your father thinks that maybe...). It is about time. I have put up your toys for sale in a garage sale and a nice man named Kurtz came to purchase them. He gave me a very nice ivory musical instrument set in exchange for them. I bragged for a month of bridge meetings about that coup! Well, we'll see you at the end of the summer. Please, at least try to get a tan. Your legs in those ridiculous little boy shorts are much too pale.
Love,
Mum
Dear Christopher Robin,
I have lost the passage of time at the bottom of this trunk. I don't know where we are going, only that I am scared. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Oh dear. Tigger is not himself. He is snarling at me. Winnie is off his pot and it's not honey! I... I don't know how to tell you this... By the time you read this I am not be a let of a pig myself... They ate roo and rabbit. Kurtz is his name. He eats. He smells. He ripped the heads off of monkeys and oh dear, we are not in the 100 acre wood any more. I fear so much that I shall become like Eeyore, who took his own life. Kanga had not a pep talk to pull out of her pouch for him. Wise Old Owl only advises that we must make do with our new great leader. I have not forsaken you. I tremble, and I shake... Oh dear, oh dear. Why must the fate of our world depend on my little shoulders?
Help!
Piglet
Dear mom and dad,
I hope that you have given up on finding me. I was never the golden boy you wanted me to be. Only with my stuffed animal menagerie could I come off as wiser and smarter that I needed me to be. A lot has happened since last year. I ditched the canoes and the wedgies and bug juice for real bugs and canoes and wedgies (you haven't had a wedgie until the humidity lodges the whole elastic band up tight in your ass crack) in the jungle and sweet, sweet revenge. You would have been in awe if you could have heard my summation in the end, the sweet justification for my brutal actions. It is the law of the jungle. Silly old bear, I will kill Kurtz and take his fiancee for myself (No, mom I am not gay). His followers I had killed and stuffed. Now they worship me too.
Love,
your son.
Winner: Winnie the Pooh(less)

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Apr 20, 2013 Clouds - (¿head-in-the?) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, reviewed, read-in-2012, bedtime-stories

Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma: which reading list to follow it up with? Variety is the spice of life, so I’ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously. This book falls into my BEDTIME STORIES list.

I have a little boy and love reading to him, so this reading list will cover the classic (and new) children’s stories we’re enjoying together.

My baby son is six months old and as part of his bedtime routine we're reading him stories. I...more

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Apr 21, 2009 Manny rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children, strongly-recommended, well-i-think-its-funny, parody-homage, story-review, the-goodreads-experience

In which the animals meet a Hostile Reviewer, and Pooh invents a New Breakfast

One morning, Pooh and Piglet were walking through the Hundred Acre Wood, when they spied a strange Creature lying on the ground. As they got closer, they could see that it looked a bit like a very large Boy. But what was most remarkable was that someone had tied it down with hundreds of tiny ropes. It could hardly move a finger, and there was even something tied over its mouth.

"Mmf!" said the creature in a loud but rat...more

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Dec 19, 2012 Jason Koivu rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: childrens book lovers and gun nuts

Recommended to Jason by: yo momma...no wait, i think it was my momma

Pooh gets shot for godsake! I don't remember that in the version that was read to me as a child! What I recall were the sweet, pastoral tales of human-like animals living semi-silly existences in their quaint village-esque neighborhood in the woods. I liked Pooh, his muddled world view and convoluted logic, and Piglet's utter meekness had its charm, however Tigger was mah boy! He was my favorite character in the book and coincidentally my favorite ornament on my family's christmas tree. Reading...more

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Oct 14, 2011 ·Karen· rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites

Celebrity Death Match Quarter Final

The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh versus Mary Poppins

BANKS FAMILY EXPRESS SHOCK AT NEW REVELATIONS IN POPPINS CASE

London, Friday 14th October 2011

The Banks family have expressed their 'deep disappointment' at new discoveries in the Poppins corruption scandal. 'We just can't understand it' a tearful Mrs Banks said to reporters yesterday. 'She always looked as if butter would not melt in her mouth. It's hard to believe that she was working against t...more Celebrity Death Match Quarter Final

The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh versus Mary Poppins

BANKS FAMILY EXPRESS SHOCK AT NEW REVELATIONS IN POPPINS CASE

London, Friday 14th October 2011

The Banks family have expressed their 'deep disappointment' at new discoveries in the Poppins corruption scandal. 'We just can't understand it' a tearful Mrs Banks said to reporters yesterday. 'She always looked as if butter would not melt in her mouth. It's hard to believe that she was working against the country's best interests all this time.'

The beginnings of Ms P.'s downfall go back to the year 2003, when feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square became illegal under a City of London by-law. At the time it was well documented that Ms Poppins was donating large sums of money to the Save the Pigeons campaign, which of course is not a criminal act. However, when the Inland Revenue examined the campaign's financial records, they found anomalies in the amounts used for what were described as 'publicity services'. Millions of pounds were being siphoned into this particular fund which then was traced to bank accounts in Switzerland, and suspicion was raised that it had been used for money laundering, and to bribe members of the City of London Council. Five of their members are now under police investigation.

Now further details reveal that Ms Poppins' fortune was amassed from a drug courier business. Her blameless exterior and independent means of travel provided the perfect front for a perfidious trade in cocaine, which was often carried in her well-known carpet bag in the guise of stomach powders. A recent case of poisoning has raised further suspicion that cocaine was not the only substance in her repertoire. These details were betrayed after Ms P. took up personally with Ms S., a former birdseed seller, and allowed her to enjoy all the privileges of a personal assistant without any formal employment arrangement. Ms S. had business cards printed claiming that she was a personal advisor to Ms Poppins, flew frequently on trips with Ms Poppins and even set up meetings with prospective clients. However it seems that when Ms S tried to muscle in on the drug business, she was quietly ousted, and then went to the police in retaliation.

Police sources inform us that there is an ongoing investigation into Ms Poppins' connections to the underworld of illegal immigrants to the UK, often disguised as chimney sweeps and taught to speak with an unconvincing Cockney accent.

It would appear that Ms Poppins sits at the centre of a web of corruption. Calls for her resignation as the nation's Super Nanny were already to be heard pending investigation of the bribery scandal, but the recent revelations about her drug dealing business make her position increasingly untenable. Ms Poppins was unavailable for comment yesterday, but her spokesman, Mr A. Werritty, is due to make a public statement later today.

Note: no animals were harmed in the making of this review.
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Nov 17, 2011 Erik rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

For Celebrity Deathmatch FINAL

A blustery day. Christopher Robin is on his way to work at the London office of Goldman Sachs. He is troubled about his employers and their crooked business practices, but he has been told to remain silent and he will be rich as long as he does nothing.

Occupy London Protestor: Hey, Chris, wakeup, you're on the wrong side!

Christopher (to himself): Oh, those scraggly protestors, I wish they would just get a job already...I wonder what Pooh would say about all this.

In...more

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Jun 16, 2008 Bryce Wilson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic-lit, children

It's tough to read something this perfect and pure without feeling a bit like Milton's Satan, dismayed by just how far from true innocence and grace I've fallen.

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Feb 18, 2011 Valerie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, classic, male-protagonist

The first big surprise was that I hadn't actually read this book. I personally, loved watching Winnie the Pooh, I had just always assumed I had read the book. I can remember curling up on the couch on a sick day falling asleep while the movie played, I knew the story so of course I had read the book. Not true.

Second surprise was that I didn't know we even had it. Just found it in the basement with some other books that I haven't read. In my defense most of the books we have in the house are info...more

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Feb 18, 2008 Bagger rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens-lit, fiction

Winnie The Pooh, the philosopher of my childhood, and dare I say quite a few other people.
You can't go wrong with Winnie, Piglet and all the other friends in the 100 Acre Wood.
Which speaking of Piglet, it was ten years later before I realized he was a little pig, he was just Piglet to me, which just shows how great these characters are, its like Stuart Little you never think of him as a mouse, he's just Stuart, its the same way with the characters of Winnie The Pooh, this has some things to do w...more

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Aug 07, 2011 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ok…for those of you who think that I only read deep, and incomprehensible, and boring books, I present to you exhibit A. A. Milne. :I

Several times a year I like to zip through a fun and imaginative children’s book or youth fiction. I find it refreshing. So I was in an old bookstore in Ft. Wayne the other day (http://www.everyotherbook.com) and I was looking through the vintage children’s books when I found a copy of The House At Pooh’s Corner looking all dusty and 1940’s-ish. I pulled it out to...more Ok…for those of you who think that I only read deep, and incomprehensible, and boring books, I present to you exhibit A. A. Milne. :I

Several times a year I like to zip through a fun and imaginative children’s book or youth fiction. I find it refreshing. So I was in an old bookstore in Ft. Wayne the other day (http://www.everyotherbook.com) and I was looking through the vintage children’s books when I found a copy of The House At Pooh’s Corner looking all dusty and 1940’s-ish. I pulled it out to determine its antiquity (I’m going somewhere with this), when I happened to read a couple lines from the book. I was so intrigued by the creativity and philosophical insight of Milne encoded in those child-friendly lines that I picked up this paperback right next to it (Winnie-The-Pooh) and read the first paragraph which hooked me into buying both: HERE is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it. And then he feels that perhaps there isn't.”

For me, that was hilarious and profound, and it epitomizes the characters of Milne throughout the book. It’s all very much a play on developing consciousness and morality, which go hand in hand. There’s Pooh on one end, moving from instinct towards intellect while trying not to leave behind his simple goodness; and on the other end, there’s Eeyore who’s self-conscious, but overly so, and suffers the burden and despair of egoistic isolation and its ensuing social paralysis. And all the other cuddly-wuddlies (sorry, I can’t help myself) are basic stereotypes that had me cracking up through the whole story: Owl is smart and oblivious, Rabbit is always scurrying and busy, Piglet is skittish but brave (yep, that’s what I said), Kanga is selfless and protective, Roo is innocent and playful,…and Tigger…doesn’t make an appearance in this book.

So, I really liked it. Of course, it didn’t hurt that Amanda Wyatt introduced me to my first Milne poem sung by our favorite amphibian on the Muppets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGFR3z...). This theme of ‘being everywhere by being resignedly wherever you are’ is echoed many times in this first book.

And I’ll lay it all out there, I’m actually kind of interested in seeing the new movie and seeing how close to the original story they stick…when it comes out on DVD only. Oh, and by the way, Eeyore’s a real prick. Seriously.
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Apr 13, 2013 Andrés rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Why is this A Children's Classic, again? It's Not Very Good.

And the characters are Not Very Likable either. I'm pretty sure Christopher Robin is dyslexic, but he definitely dresses like a girl (not that there's anything wrong with that); Pooh is dumb as all hell and it's written as if that should be celebrated; Piglet is a pushover and has zero personality; and then... there's Eeyore. The damn donkey. The most insufferable character I've ever come across. This donkey would make Donkey want to co...more

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Jul 16, 2008 Summer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2008, i-will-lend-this-to-you, juvenile-literature

The Winnie the Pooh books are great because everyone has some sort of problem. Pooh is painfully naïve, Piglet is neurotic, Owl is a narcissist, Eeyore has major depression, Tigger is hyperactive, Rabbit is a sociopath, and Kanga needs to spend an afternoon with The Feminine Mystique. It's good for kids to learn that pretty much anyone you meet will have some sort of major problem.

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Oct 03, 2011 Bonnie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, kiddie-books, audiobooks, bbc-said-so

A truly adorable book for kids and adults alike. :D

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Apr 10, 2009 David rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: embarrassed-to-own

Manny wants me to justify my rating. Paul has provided the justification. But I do not recommend viewing the video in question. Really. Trust me. It's truly monstrous.

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Apr 30, 2008 travelerblue rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Oh, the wisdom of Pooh!!!

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Jun 08, 2008 theduckthief rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone who likes a classic

Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders.

The Good: This book is a collection of ten stories of the life and trials of Winnie the Pooh and his friends. Over the course of these stories Pooh pretends to be a raincloud, gets stuck in a rabbit hole, hunts Woozles, steals a baby kangaroo, survives a flood and manages to (almost) find the North Pole. His is a busy and exciting life but he doesn't do it al...more Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders.

The Good: This book is a collection of ten stories of the life and trials of Winnie the Pooh and his friends. Over the course of these stories Pooh pretends to be a raincloud, gets stuck in a rabbit hole, hunts Woozles, steals a baby kangaroo, survives a flood and manages to (almost) find the North Pole. His is a busy and exciting life but he doesn't do it alone. Throughout these experiences he's accompanied by friends like Piglet, his anxious best friend or Owl, who had problems spelling or Eeyore who suffers from self-esteem issues. If you think this is little clinical for a children's book the the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published an amusing article about the various disorders of the characters in the Hundred Acre Woods.

My experience with Winnie the Pooh involved being read to as a child and watching the movies "The Blustery Day", "The Hunny Tree" and "The Day for Eeyore". Even at that age I thought Pooh was funny but a little silly and not the brightest bear in the woods. (That title belongs to Yogi). But the stories did have an impact on my life. I play poohsticks every chance I get, every bridge I find and I've memorized the "Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" song, though I sing it without the characteristic lisp.

I was surprised and amused by the dry wit peppered throughout the book. I expected it to be far more simple in how it was written, considering it's a children's book. But I think it's a book anybody can pick up and read.

This book is on my BTRBID (Books to Read Before I Die) list so I was happy to check it off.

The Bad: My major hangup with Winnie the Pooh is that no one knows the truth behind the bear. It may surprise you but Winnie is actually a girl and Canadian. Let's get this straight right here, A.A. Milne named the bear in his stories after the teddy bear owned by his son Christopher Robin. Christopher named his bear after Winnipeg, a bear in the London Zoo. Winnipeg was brought to England by her owner Lt. Harry Coleburn, a Canadian soldier. Harry purchased "Winnie" from a hunter for $20 and named her after his hometown, Winnipeg, Manitoba. He brought her over during the Great War (that's WWI to some of you) and she sort of became a mascot for Harry's regiment. He had to leave her at the zoo when his unit went over to France.

So in short, Milne gives bear name - bear named after Chris' teddy - Chris' teddy named after bear at Zoo - bear at zoo from Canada, brought over during the Great War - Canadian bear named after Manitoba capital, Winnipeg.

There are also some quirks that I would like to understand. Why does Pooh live under the name 'Sanders'? And what about that "Tresspassers Will Be Prosecuted" sign by Piglet's house? Also, why is Alexander Beetle sidelined? He disappears and goes to live with his Aunt forevermore.

The Ugly: Somebody find Eli Wallach. There's no ugly here.(less)

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Nov 07, 2008 Marguerite rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kids-stuff, read-over-and-over, giggle-worthy

A favorite in our family, with Piglet's adventure with the "Horrible Heffalump" being the go-to chapter, to which the book falls open on its own. This was our vehicle and destination for many bedtime reads -- so much so, that I can't not read it aloud. (I also sing all the ditties.) Milne's writing is gentle and delightfully silly. Milne's characters are drawn from human life. (I supervised a couple of Eeyores and babysat some Tiggers in my time.) His book is a lovely testament to friendship and...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Trayana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 175-books, classics, children-s, owned, bg

Писмо До Мечо! (в бутилка с тапа)

Скъпи Мечо,

Прасчо реши да види прочете книгата на А. А. Милн, за да разбере какви животинки сме. Такива животинки сме! Прасчо е понякога глупавичък, малък, с големи уши и много бъзлив. Обаче е готов на всякакви приключения, дори да лови Му Слони, когато хване за ръка своя приятел Мечо Пух. Също като мен. Трябва да ме заведеш на лов за Муслони. Знаеш ли къде живеят и колко са големи? Знам, че знаеш много Неща за Почти Всички животни. Нямам Търпение!!!

Мечо Пух пък...more

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Nov 28, 2011 Iris rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

¡Qué linda la inocencia! Tanta ternura y sabiduría condensada en un pequeño libro.

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Dec 11, 2008 Qball rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was just super funny like a cartoon

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Mar 04, 2009 Jamie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As thirty draws nearer and nearer, things which remind me of my mother (now that there are a good five states between us) have become nostalgic and dear. I found a copy of Winnie the Pooh at a used dollar bookstore in Glendale. Had it not been the exact red, cloth hardcover I had on my shelves in a set as a child, I might have passed it by--but as it was, without Now We are Six and The House at Pooh Corner to flank it, it looked lonely.
It wasn't until this weekend I picked it up and began to re...more As thirty draws nearer and nearer, things which remind me of my mother (now that there are a good five states between us) have become nostalgic and dear. I found a copy of Winnie the Pooh at a used dollar bookstore in Glendale. Had it not been the exact red, cloth hardcover I had on my shelves in a set as a child, I might have passed it by--but as it was, without Now We are Six and The House at Pooh Corner to flank it, it looked lonely.
It wasn't until this weekend I picked it up and began to read it--out loud, in true "my mom" form, to Moses, while he listened with half and ear. I read until it became slightly uncomfortable, which, again, is a trait of my mother's, who to this day will read to me long distance. She'll read anything: content isn't a deciding factor, and she'll read at length, even if I've read it, even if I GAVE it to her.
My mother's an avid A.A. Milne fan. In fact, she is so fervent a Pooh junkie, I grew up with an automatic out for dishes: if I could recite and entire poem all the way through, I was dish-free. "Our teddy bear is short and fat, which is not to be wondered at..." My older brother, Christopher, is, of course, named after Pooh's owner and Milne's timeless, fictionalized version of his boy, Christopher Robin Milne, and my own name, too, is loosely borrowed from a Milne work in Now We are Six (James, James, Morrison, Morrison, Weatherby George DuPris, took good care of his mother, though he was only three.)
I've always though the connections were cute and very sweet--my brother, as a toddler and six year-old DID look like Christopher Robbin, in his sketchy Chapell drawings, complete with sandals, page boy and gingham. However, the most truly magical aspect of reading Milne's work an adult, was the symbiotic nature of my mother and Milne. After years and years of loving him, it would seem my mother has...begun to THINK like him. Or perhaps she always did--the introduction alone, two pages in, had Moses and me laughing at the random thoughts, Pooh's absent minded nature and the narrator, above all, who, remarkably, has the same understated wit as Ron Howard in Arrested Development.
Moses and I postponed our errands and plans until we'd gotten all the way to Rabbit's house. Pooh sticks his head in the hole and, upon hearing rustling, asks if anyone is home. Rabbit calls out no, and at first Pooh accepts this, but after a few moments thought he realizes it's got to be Rabbit, or SOMEONE must be there, to say their not home--right?
My mother aside, this book is wonderful. Really it is. Winnie the Pooh has become such a deep rooted part of our culture, the existence of Disney's Pooh so usual I'm usually as likely to ponder it as I would a stop sign--it's just THERE. But, upon re-reading, I found myself truly excited by it. THIS is what children should be read before bed--books so silly and nonsensical yet intelligent and sound at the same time, their brains can do nothing but tie them selves into knots and lead them off to sleep. These books, despite the cuteness of Sandra Boyton, are the stuff of bright, thoughtful children who can play with words and rhymes, the kids who can play alone and turn a back yard into a forest.
Pooh and his tales are the map of the very full life of a healthy six year-old, before television and video games, before choose your own adventures, when you had to think up the adventure yourself, from beginning to end and you were climbing a tree while you were thinking.
To read this book made one remember how much I like my mother, and also how much I would like her as a person I met on the street--this book was a reminder that finding a good book and passing it on is one of the greatest things in the world: absolutely perfect for Goodreads. For those of you that DIDN'T grow up with a Milne groupie for a mom, get this book. It's the stuff of smart, independent kids!(less)

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May 06, 2013 Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'd watched the Winnie the Pooh cartoons as a kid, but hadn't touched the book until I picked it up at some library's used book sale. It sat on my shelf for years, until one particularly busy semester in grad school when I just needed to get through something quick and light.

As it turned out, the book was deceptive. Though ostensibly a book for children, its characters are darkly dysfunctional. Eeyore's depressed. Piglet is consumed by anxiety. Owl can't interact with the others meaningfully be...more

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Apr 28, 2013 William Redd rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I grew up on Winnie-the-Pooh, but only the Disney version. I mean, I had wood-cuts of the figures hanging on my wall as a child, along with Pooh curtains, Pooh bedspread, and even a Pooh lamp and coat rack. But somehow, someway, I had never been exposed to the original book. I picked this copy up a few years ago at a thrift store in New Bern that no longer exists and finally sat down to read it.

This book was pretty much guaranteed to find a place in my heart because of the place Pooh already had...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Leslie Bardo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

Although I had seen the cartoons of Winnie the Pooh, I never read the books. I would have to say that as much as I enjoyed the cartoons growing up, I enjoyed this book even more. Winnie the Pooh is filled with childlike wonder as the characters adventure through the 100 acre forest. It has an episodic plot with short chapters that tell their own stories- from Kanga mistaking Piglet as Roo, to the whole gang trying to find a Huffalump, and other quirky adventures. Throughout the book, there are o...more

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Feb 26, 2013 Annalise Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne is a children's classic, that can be enjoyed at all ages. This book follows Winnie the Pooh and is friends on their adventures through the Hundred Acre Woods. All children could relate to this book, and it is entertaining for children that the author relates some of the events to his own personal life. Christopher Robin who was based off of his son, and Pooh who is based of off his sons favorite teddy bear.

The poetry in this book is wonderful, and many of the quote...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Chandra rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics-kids, kids-young-adult, chapters-with-or-for-izzy, short-stories, 2013, anglophilia

We started this collection several years ago when my daughter was five and, although we enjoyed the stories, I think she was a bit young for the sly humor so we put it down for a bit. We picked it up again this past week (she just turned 9) and found it very enjoyable indeed. The stories are very quaint and childish, but I think a slightly older child (who enjoys old fashioned things) will like 'being in the know' with these stories. We both fell very much in love with the Bear of Very Little Br...more

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Nov 02, 2012 Jessi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kids-stuff, six-stars-your-a-superstar

My Dad got this for me by accident, it was in a box of crap he procured from a yard sale. It is in perfect condition and is absolutely gorgeous.

"Good morning, Pooh Bear," said Eeyore gloomily "If it is a good morning," he said. "Which I doubt," said he

Oh that Eeyore what a loveable scamp!

I read this over the last few nights to my six year old, and we both were laughing our faces off at the bear of very little brain or the gloomy Eeyore or Rabbit with his worries.

My son and I have always shared...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Krista rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic

Winnie-the-Pooh written by A.A. Milne is an all time favorite story of not only mine, but pretty much everyone that comes into contact with this book. These characters are not only the most unique and interesting characters of any story book read but they truly are unforgettable. This particular book is amazing for younger students to read. The pictures are wonderful and even have a certain texture about them. There are several different aspects of this book that are extremely appealing to very...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Anne Catesby rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne in my opinion is one of the most heartwarming books of all time. This book really is an absolute classic. I feel that every child knows the tail of Winnie the Pooh and his friends from Hundred Acre Woods. One of the things that makes this book great is that the author brought his own personal life into the book. From who Christopher Robin was based off, his son, and who Pooh was based off of, his sons favorite stuffed bear. Another thing that we are all familiar wit...more

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Oct 22, 2012 Kaitlyn Stanfield rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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In the classic tale of Winnie-the-Pooh, each beginning chapter tells a different story and brings in different characters; Christopher Robin, Pooh Bear, Rabbit, Piglet, Eeyore, and the gang. This story is nothing like the Winnie the Pooh story, we are all used to. Pooh, originally Edward Bear, is a bear without a brain, he only has a very generous heart, which is shown in each tale. Pooh helps all in need, including helping Eeyore find his tail, cheering him up on his birthday, and helping Kang...more

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About A.A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teac...more Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.

Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.

After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."

He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".

He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.(less)

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“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” — 15,875 people liked it

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh?" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's hand. "I just wanted to be sure of you.” — 14,001 people liked it

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