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Summary: Outstanding collector's book.
Review: I got this for my wife (A Pooh fan if there ever was one) when she was six months pregnant with our son. She absolutely loved the classic illustrations, and reading through the book once myself the writing is quite good. I've been reading from this book to my now two-year old son about once or twice a week (I work nights =/) when I am able to when he is in bed ready to go to sleep, and we both enjoy the quiet bonding time while I read to him. He doesn't quite understand everything, but enjoys the rather bad attempts by me to give each character a different sound/voice/accent, but of course he can't tell it's bad. ;)We keep this book out of his reach in a very special area, and plan to give it to him when he has his own child as a family heirloom. The book itself is beautiful, wonderfully crafted and illustrated, clearly worth saving for future generations. If you like Pooh and company at all, get it, you won't be dissapointed!
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Summary: A bear of very little brains . . .
Review: A. A. Milne would be proud of the interpretation of his story and characters that will always live in the forest of imagination. Ernest H. Shepard's artwork makes this adventure is a visual delight. The characters represent archetypes to which children can identify and relate. As long as there are children and parents to read to them, Winnie the Pooh will remain a favorite storybook classic. * Pooh teaches a positive attitude; he will always get the honey, and get out of predicaments through his friends. His wisdom is simple and easy for children to understand and agree upon.
* Eyore is forlorn, pessimistic, and surprised by the good things that come his way. He never expects to be part of the crowd, but always is included. The emotion is easy to relate to from our own adolescence, and helps adults remember the trials of childhood.
* Tigger and his bouncy tail take us into the air in a never-ending enthusiasm for the joy in life. In addition, he shows the potential of getting into trouble because he does not think about the results.
* Rabbit, practical Rabbit, who is also a sourpuss, shows that we can always miss the joy in life, but if we join with others then good things happen.
* Kanga and baby Roo show the importance of love and protection for parent and child.
* Owl is the wise old teacher who always asks "Who?" in the quest for knowledge, and shows the value of learning.
* Christopher Robin represents the adult, the one who solves problems, and is a constant force even when not present. He is the focus, the thinker, and he shows the value of considering thought before words and actions. Since he is a child, children can see they too have control, make decisions, and find answers. My daughter loves her long worn out book with the torn red cover, and although this book is its replacement, the original stays in the family. Five stars and great thanks to Walt Disney Studios who keeps the Winnie the Pooh light burning. Victoria Tarrani
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Summary: Good to see the classics live on
Review: There is no way Disney's b*stardisation of A A Milnes characters is anything even close to the original. These stories and poems are works of art and it bothers me that they are so degraded by association with an unorignal cartoon very much pitched at the commercial realm and the lowest common denominator. But the originals live on. Do yourself and your children a favour. Buy this book. Introduce them to good literature and stories of timeless (and ageless) appeal. Turn off the TV and read to them. Then, when they go to bed, read them for yourself.
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Summary: Classic Pooh is timeless!
Review: This Silly Old Bear is one of the most-beloved characters in children's literature. Many readers are familiar with the updated Disney version of Pooh. I like that Pooh (my kids LOVE him), but I'm a bigger fan of the original Pooh, now over sixty years old and still as silly and lovable as ever. If you haven't read the original tales, you're in for a treat! Unlike the modern Disney tales, the original Pooh stories aren't vehicles for teaching lessons or imparting values. Instead, the original stories about the adventures of the Bear of Very Little Brain and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood are simply delightful tales about well-meaning, though slightly addle-brained characters. Half the fun of the original Pooh stories is knowing more than the characters, and laughing at the silly situations they create for themselves. The other half of the fun is listening to the wonderful wordplay A.A. Milne uses to tell the tales. The first chapter, in which Pooh tries to use a balloon to float up to a honey comb and help himself to some honey, introduces Pooh's unique thought processes. He explains his plan to Christopher Robin, "When you go after honey with a balloon, the great thing is not to let the bees know you're coming. Now, if you have a green balloon, they might think you were only part of the tree, and not notice you, and if you have a blue balloon, they might think you were only a part of the sky, and not notice you, and the question is: Which is most likely?" When Christopher Robin asks if the bees might be suspicious of the bear floating beneath the balloon, Pooh says, "They might or they might not. . . You can never tell with bees. . .I shall try to look like a small black cloud. That will deceive them." This is classic Pooh! One note for Tigger fans: Tigger doesn't bounce into the Hundred Acre Wood until the second book, The House at Pooh Corner.
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Summary: Very British!
Review: I gave The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh to my older daughter for her 10th birthday. She reads portions of it to her younger siblings. This is one of her favorite, most cherished books. Don't be deceived into thinking that Pooh is just for toddlers and pre-schoolers. The humor is very intelligent, and the characters are just plain wonderful. It is written in a very British style, which I think makes it a great introduction to English literature for children. This is a true masterpiece, and would make a good gift for anyone who truly loves good literature, no matter what their age.
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Summary: This is the best Pooh collection of stories I have seen
Review: I love this and my toddler does also. My son loved Winnie the Pooh when he was little, so I had several books, but someone gave me this for my little girl, and she just loves it and I found that it was better than the others I already had.
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Summary: Cumbersome
Review: I kept tripping over some of the sentences as I tried to read it to my son. The stories are very good and my son did want to hear them. The sentence structure was poor sometimes, and there weren't enough pictures for the under 6 set.
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Summary: Can't stop smiling each time I read the book
Review: I fell in love with the book the first time I read it. And for the first time I wished I could ever write something like it. I wished there were more stories about the silly old honey-loving bear. Kid's book? Not exactly. You can always enjoy it at all ages. By the way, the Pooh is not stupid at all. He is the sweetest creature I've ever heard of. I learn from him that intelligence is not as important or essential as a loving heart.
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Summary: BEST THING EVER BY A LONG SHOT
Review: Winnie the Pooh has to be one of the greatest all time books. The characters, the silly little things that they do, the adventures and misadventures they have, a honey loving bear and the way it is written. Then i woke up. If anyone thinks the idea of a bunch of animals poncing about a forest is a good idea then God help them. The characters wouldn't know how to be decent even if their stupid little worhtless lives depended on it. The honey loving bear is just stupid. A bear that likes honey HUH!!!! What complete and utter trash. It would some up why he is so fat though. The writer should have his hands chopped off for the execution of this poor idea. His idea altogether should warrant him a jail sentence and they should throw away the key. Actually better not someone might find it and let him out better dissolve it in some acid. If the person who invented reading and writing read this he would be spinning in his grave with disgust.
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Summary: Classic Book -- Classic Pooh.
Review: I first bought this book for both my niece and a dear friend's little boy... then, I had to buy a copy for myself. A.A. Milne's enchanting stories, combined with Shepard's original illustrations of pooh-n-company, make this book a treasure for ALL ages. Although a lover of books, this is the first one I felt compelled to write a review for. I highly recommend this book.
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