Winnie The Pooh. Quando eravamo davvero giovani. Ediz. a colori

A sweet and wholesome collection of poetry! Recommended if you want something light and easy

Shall I go off to South America?Shall I put out in my ship to sea?Or get in my cage and be lions and tigers?Or - shall I be only Me? Extraordinarily funny and cute, When We Were Very Young features a variety of poems by A. A. Milne. One of them first introduces us to Winnie-the-Pooh. While I enjoyed m Leggi tutto

Childhood is a beautiful country, one which I was loath to leave but had to, all the same. It is the inevitable tragedy of the human condition. But writers have the magic in their pens, using which they can take us back to that hallowed place. This is one thing that A. A. Milne does wonderfully well Leggi tutto

This book was written about 100 years ago in 1924. I think in those hundred years a lot has changed and I'm not sure that the intended audience would enjoy this book any more. Maybe kids 1-2, but with fast entertainment and hyper music around us, I'm not sure kids would appreciate this any more. I d Leggi tutto

For people who missed Private Eye 's obituary poem a couple of decades ago: Seventy-seven, shorn of his locksChristopher Robin beds down in a boxNo need to whisper, we've got past that stageChristopher Robin has died of old age

Also know this one by heart. My poor future kids are going to have A. A. Milne rammed down their throats. "Can I please have some dinner?" "REPEAT 'JAMES JAMES MORRISON MORRISON'!!!"

The books about Christopher Robin, Winnie-the-Pooh and their friends are amongst the most delightful in English literature — for readers of all ages. A. A. Milne was a genius. When We Were Very Young is listed as the third in the series. The fourth is the very next on my reading list.