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Nov 17, 2010

Manny rated it:

Winnie the Pooh and the Cocktail Party

"Hi. I'm Vikki. Sorry, what did you say your name was? So noisy in here you can't hear a thing. Ed. Got it. Nice to meet you, Ed! What? Oh, I'm a model. Glamor. Thanks! Well, if you've walked past the men's magazine section this week, then you will have. Front cover of Loaded. Really? Hey, that's sweet. No, I mean it. You're really nice. Oh, alright then. Would you believe it, stockings and a honey-pot. That was it. Yes, I do actually. Love More...

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Jun 18, 2008

Evil_Dead_Junkie rated it:

Lovely.

I was shocked by how melancholy the book allowed itself to become at the end. And how much that melancholy affected me, but as far as I'm concerned "A little boy and his bear will always be playing." Might be the most hopeful line to end a book in the English language.

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Aug 15, 2011

Ash rated it:

Cute cute cute.. Probably the cutest books I have ever read in my life- Winnie-the-Pooh and this book. The ending kinda made me teary eyed but this line will stay with me always "a little boy and his bear will always be playing". I have decided to make sure that my kids (if I have one) read Pooh stories, even if they don't like to read. This book introduced Tigger, who was not present in the earlier book. I can read it again and again, just to laugh at "WOL" and "Backso More...

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Feb 06, 2012

Ellie rated it:

Since his first time in print on December 24th, 1925 in the London Evening News, Winnie the Pooh has captured the imaginations of children and adults alike. Pooh's poetry, free-form Hums, preoccupation with just-a-little-something's, and confusion (being a Bear of Little Brain) create a most delightful literary character. In the second book of the series, The House At Pooh Corner introduces the reader to Tigger, a new and lively creature of the forest who disturbs the order of the Hundred More...

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Nov 14, 2011

notgettingenough rated it:

For the final of Celebrity Death Match.

Some basic facts about Winnie the Pooh and the Divine Comedy.

(1) Have you ever tried looking up Winnie on project Gutenberg? You find that Dante gets a few thousand hits and Winnie gets none. NONE!!! And you know why? Because Disney bullied Congress years ago into being allowed to keep the copyright longer than was their legal right. And you know why they did that? Of course it is because everybody loves Winnie. Try this, if you don't be More...

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Oct 29, 2011

Karen rated it:

Celebrity Death Match Review

Semi-Final Match: Winnie-the Pooh vs. Hamlet

BSI Rep: So, the Hundred Acre Wood Corporation has applied for ISO 9000 certification. Would you like to present your company, in terms of its aims and target market?

100 Acre Wood CEO: Yes, indeed. Thank you for this opportunity. For nearly a century now we have provided children and their parents with one of the most essential tools towards abstract thinking, emotional hygiene, social emp More...

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Jul 25, 2011

Samie rated it:

Oh what a wonderful blast from the past! It's been quite a while since I last read anything to do with Winnie the Pooh. I found a beautiful old copy of The House at Pooh Corner in a used book store about a year ago and I put it aside to be read when I had more free time. If only I had read it sooner! I picked it up again a couple of days ago for a bit of light reading and some stress relief. I wanted something light and fluffy to clear my mind. Instead I got something filled with wonderful lesso More...

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May 08, 2011

Melanie rated it:

When I told my friends I was reading a winnie-the-pooh book, they looked at me like I was crazy (I'm in high school). When I told them I cried at the end of it, they looked at me like I was even more insane. And then I explained this was one of the books of winnie-the-pooh before Disney came along and completely ruined the whole thing, and they all nodded understandingly. After I finished reading this, I yelled at mom for not reading this to me when I was a kid, because I just realized that a More...

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Jan 17, 2011

Rae rated it:

Once again, A.A. Milne kept my attention in a wonderful children's book. I still think it's awesome that Milne wrote Winnie-the-Pooh for his son, and I love that Pooh Bear is always the hero. I can't help it, Pooh was always my favorite. He still is, after all these years.

I love Milne's conversational style and simple language. But I also love the characterization of Rabbit, Owl, Eeyore, Piglet, and Pooh. And Tigger joining the crew was a burst of genius in this book. I know these are More...

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Nov 17, 2011

Kate rated it:

I really love, and always have, Winnie the Pooh. Although, there's something odd about re-reading a book from your childhood...I ended up making all the connections that were intended through the stories. Each chapter of this book was a separate little story. They all center around friendship and the daily activities in the forest. There's a lot of lessons to be learned about friendship and love and how you treat others. The last story of the book was kind of sad actually, because Christopher Ro More...

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Jun 30, 2010

Lindsay rated it:

I have been reading this book since I was ten. I can't remember if that was before or after I participated in a Winnie-the-Pooh play (I played Rabbit and Eeyore's butt), so I don't know if I joined the play because of the book or bought the book because of the play. Regardless, I've always loved it, and even though it's the second book in the collection, the stories within it stand fine on their own. Here, Eeyore and Owl get new houses, Tigger comes to the Wood, Piglet discovers he is useful aft More...

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Jan 20, 2009

Becky rated it:

One day when Pooh Bear had nothing else to do, he thought he would do something, so he went round to Piglet's house to see what Piglet was doing.

Last January, I read and reviewed Winnie the Pooh. It was a reread, as is House at Pooh Corner, an indulgence, too, if you will. Milne's characters: Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, even Rabbit's friends-and-relations like 'Small' are endearing. They're not just characters in a book, they're friends. And visiting wit More...

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Jan 29, 2012

Melissa rated it:

It's crazy that I never realized that Tigger didn't exist until the FOURTH book! I think I would really like to read a biography on A.A. Milne based on this book. I'd like to know his thought processes. Really! I know these are characters that children love (and least the Disney-fied versions) but man! These are some annoying characters. And as anthropomorphic creatures, I can't help but think that he had to have been making some sort of social commentary. Really, all of the them are so More...

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Aug 30, 2011

Brian rated it:

I had a deprived childhood. Ahhh! I did not read any of the Winnie the Pooh stories until I came across this recording & the companion recording of "Winnie the Pooh" until I bought them for my daughter when I was in my 40s.

It's the only story which has brought me close to crashing the car. Driving through the Lake District I heard the the Pooh sticks story as Eyeore floats under the bridge. It's difficult to see dry-stone walls, cry laughing uncontrollably, and keep contr More...

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Jan 21, 2012

Earl rated it:

Review for both Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Even though I knew that the characters made famous again through Disney were based on A.A. Milne’s creations, I’ve never read the original stories until recently- and only after reading some passages on a calendar at work. The writing was funny, silly, and just full of innocent charm that extended to the wonderful characters. My favorite parts were the explanations that didn’t really explain anything at all. I had the impression there More...

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Oct 13, 2009

Shanna rated it:

The House at Pooh Corner brings us more of the world of Winnie-the-Pooh. In this book the author introduces the irrepressible Tigger, whose shenanigans create plenty of energy. The writing quality and character development are just as wonderful in as in Winnie-the-Pooh -- this book has none of the sequel's dullness.

The House at Pooh Corner, like the first Pooh book, will appeal best to children are old enough to engage in imaginative play. It's a good read-aloud for the 4-8 crowd More...

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Aug 10, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

Oh this book is so wonderful, and somehow more poignant and (the end) melancholy, too, than the first. I laughed out out loud several times.

Eeyore's surliness shines:
"If anybody wants to clap," said Eeyore when he had read this, "now is the time to do it."
They all clapped.
"Thank you," said Eeyore. "Unexpected and gratifying, if a little lacking in Smack."

And features one of my most favorite Pooh dialogues:
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Jul 12, 2009

Kylin rated it:

This is one of the books we've read to Corbyn in utero; I think Lars and I enjoyed it as much as we imagine Corbyn will, once he actually understands what we're saying! A. A. Milne is amazingly funny. Each character has a distinct personality that kids can identify with.

Divided into ten short stories told to Christopher Robin about his bear, each little story is honeycombed with examples of kindness, greed, bravery, cowardice, and, most of all, friendship. My favorite is the one wher More...

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Sep 09, 2011

Twyla rated it:

woohoo; foung this 1961 hardcover at value village for a dollar fifty six. The edition I chose isn't the one in the picture, but it is a red hardcover and there was no other option like that.

The novel is very cute. Very much cuter than the Disney cartoons or the plush media overdose.
Disney did however get the voice of the narrator absolutely correct. Pooh was close, just hummier in the book. Piglet was close too, less stuttery and dumb in the book. Eor was way way off. Eor More...

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Jun 25, 2011

Austin rated it:

There are two Winnie the Pooh books: Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Some Winnie the Pooh box sets contain two other Milne books (When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six); these are poetry collections dealing with Christopher Robin but mainly not with Winnie the Pooh.

The House at Pooh Corner is even better than Winnie the Pooh. It's hard to imagine a book with more charm, or a more orderly, calm vision of pleasure and friendship sustained in the face of blusterous More...

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Aug 18, 2010

adllto rated it:

Sometimes I need to read something that can stimulate, amuse and yet be at a reading level below my norm. I love the Pooh of AA Milne (writer) and EH Shepard (illustrator). The stories and characters as less syrupy and more human than the Disneyfied characters we see on the screen. The older c characters are more complex and deeper.

In 'Pooh builds a House' I am amazed at the depth when Pooh and Piglet told Christopher Robin

"of the Awful Mistake they had made ... "And I kn

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Dec 04, 2009

Kristen rated it:

I never had read the orginal Pooh books, so decided I should.

To quote from the back cover:
"Private research has convinced us that few people in responsible positions in society today have got to their eminence without the influence of Pooh"
- The Christian Science Monitor

And The House at Pooh Corner is home to one of my most favorite Pooh quotes (which I collected from somewhere other than the book, I guess):
"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from b More...

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Feb 03, 2011

Nikki rated it:

I do love doing a class in Children's Lit. It just feels like an excuse to spend a Thursday afternoon and evening indulging in nostalgia, and calling it work.

I think I prefer The House at Pooh Corner to the first book, somehow -- but the end makes me sad. Christopher Robin should never leave Pooh (I will never leave Helen or Edwin or all the rest).

My favourite thing is definitely still the rhymes.

I do have Academic Things to say about these books, I swear, only it f More...

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Jan 07, 2010

Kathy rated it:

I'm sure this book is the reason my three year old tells his brother that his fence isn't built "quite properly" and that he doesn't "expect" he shall go outside in the snow "after all". This is a very fun read and the characters (though they are stuffed animals) are so real that I can see myself in each one of them, particularly Rabbit, who just cracks me up. We like this book better than Winnie the Pooh because Tigger is my son's favorite character and he makes More...

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Apr 23, 2009

Sheree rated it:

When I found my 1974 edition of The House at Pooh Corner I just had to re-read this much adored childhood favourite.
It was a nostalgic visit to the 100 Acre Wood to play with Pooh, "a bear of very little brain", Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, Tigger & of course Christopher Robin.

The stories within are simple & funny & endearing & silly & I giggled & sighed my way through them. As an adult you realise how 'little brain' Pooh actually has :-) & how neurotic Piglet is & E More...

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Oct 17, 2011

Ori rated it:

I can't believe I haven't read this earlier (for shame!). What sort of childhood is complete without the tales of the Hundred Acre Woods? My heart was in every single page of this book, swelling with love and affection for the characters of my childhood, the nuances of language that the author deftly plays around with, and most unexpectedly, my heart breaking quietly and beautifully at the very end of this book, in the enchanted place where a boy and his bear will always be playing.

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Aug 13, 2010

Miss Clark rated it:

These are endlessly charming and ever so appropriate for young children as both a read-aloud and a read-along. I loved these as a child, although I freely admit that Disney's classic "The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" had a great deal to do with that as their interpretation, especially the voices, were with me as we read the stories. That is one of the few very excellent book to film adaptations and one that enhances the charm and spirit of the stories and characters.

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Jun 06, 2010

Logan rated it:

While I read Winnie-the-Pooh aloud to Logan early on, I never bothered with this one because by then, we'd gotten a CD copy read by a marvelous British cast. We read other books aloud every day, but no one can read Pooh's voice like Stephen Fry and no one, absolutely no one has ever or probably will ever do a better Eeyore than the incomparably grumpy Geoffrey Palmer. As with WTP, we listened to this CD set dozens of times in the car and Logan never seems to tire of it.

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Nov 23, 2011

Madna rated it:

I cried the whole last chapter (was rather caused by my unstable mind than due to the content itself). I've never cried while reading before.

War immer durch den Disney-Kram verwirrt. Hab jetzt, da ichs nach Harry Rowohlt'schen Ergüssen doch mal gelesen habe, verstanden, warum es für so viele Menschen ein besonderer Schatz ist. Solange es Menschen gibt, die Pu und seine Gefährten im Hundertsechzigmorgenwald schätzen, ist die Menschheit noch nicht verloren.

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Aug 09, 2011

Rebecca rated it:

I have 'boys' and they go on adventures just like Pooh and his gang. Ok so I might be 37, but there is no excuse not to have an imagination at any age. Pooh isn't just a childrens book, it's a world of beautiful imaginary colour for all ages and once read will stay with you for life. I am luck enough to live near the Ashdown Forest and have visited the Pooh Stick bridge - yes with by own 'boys' - and I am sure the rustling in the trees could have been a hefalump or wozzel. LOL

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