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The complete tales fo of Winnie the Pooh

2008-07-14
I purchased the book for my friend's grandchildren in the US, they were delilghted with the book, they enjoyed grandma reading the stories and loved looking at the pictures.

I'm fifteen and I LOVE these stories!!!

2008-03-26
I am fifteen and I LOVE these stories!!! They really are just that good!
Each story makes you wonder what intriguing adventure or silly mishap the next will hold in store for you. Whenever I take out the book or simply look at the cover, I get a comfortable, warm feeling inside; because I know that each story is filled with the timeless, treasured tales of a talented author. I was somewhat surprised (and a little humored), however, in the manner in which the characters sometimes acted and spoke. For example, when Rabbit, Piglet, and Pooh are trying to think of a plan to capture Baby Roo (which is also a little disturbing), Rabbit "gently" tells Pooh that he "has no Brain" and Piglet "no Pluck." Why must he be so harsh? Eeyore, though, surprised me the most. The most I knew of Eeyore from Disney's viewpoint was that he was a poor, sad, and mostly forgotten creature. I always felt sad for him. However, after reading the stories, it is very difficult to feel bad for him when he is constantly going around throwing insults whenever he gets the chance. For example, when Piglet goes to visit Eeyore to give him some violets, he sees Eeyore staring at three sticks on the ground that are in the shape of the letter "A". Eeyore proceeds to tell Piglet that the "A" represents "Education, it means all the things that you and Pooh haven't got...but to the Educated--mark this, little Piglet--to the Educated, not meaning Poohs and Piglets, it's a great and glorious A." See my point? But overall, it is a very satisfying story that no child (or adult, for that matter) should miss out on. What is also a great plus is that it's a beautiful and durable hardcover edition that also has a ribbon bookmark.

My kids love this book.

2007-10-19
I bought this book years ago for my oldest son when he was only 2 years old. He loved it immediately and still loves it. This is a family favorite. I need to get a new one since the old one has gotten a bit worn.

Horrible! Where is the History!?

2006-12-16
Okay, first I'm a huge fan of Winnies Hollywood career and I also thought his apperance in the movie Top Gun as Tom Cruise's stunt double was amazing! Also playing Elizabeth Turner in the popular TV series, Pirates of the Mediterranean, was an astonishing role. But was that ever mentioned in the book? No! And that is what makes me lie awake in bed at night, hoping to one day claim vengeance on the editor and publisher. If you like this book, I will hunt you down and make you throw the book into a fire, do the tango, sing zip-a-dee-doo-da-zippada-da, then force you to alphabetize my sock drawer! So beware, and always know, I, Fartsy Magee, am always watching you. Right now your scrating your butt like a madman. I'm watching. Watching. Watching. Still watching. Okay, anyway I'm watching you every day. And I'm watching you like a blind man watching his glasses. BEWARE!!!!!!!!! BEWARE!!!!!!!!
But otherwise a great book and the author deserves a lot of credit.

childhood favorite

2006-02-24
Who doesn't love Winnie The Pooh? Don't answer that. This is an excellent and charming book to use for bedtime stories for children. I grew up with it and I still love it! It endears the simplicity of life and love...and honey.

Wonderful to read aloud

2006-01-15
When Christopher Robin asks Pooh what he likes doing best in the world, Pooh says, after much thought, "What I like best in the whole world is Me and Piglet going to see You, and You saying 'What about a little something?' and Me saying, 'Well, I shouldn't mind a little something, should you, Piglet,' and it being a hummy sort of day outside, and birds singing."

Happy readers for over 70 years couldn't agree more. Pooh's status as a "Bear of Very Little Brain" belies his profoundly eternal wisdom in the ways of the world. To many, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and the others are as familiar and important as their own family members. A.A. Milne's classics, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, are brought together in this beautiful edition, complete and unabridged, with recolored illustrations by Milne's creative counterpart, Ernest H. Shepard. Join Pooh and the gang as they meet a Heffalump, help get Pooh unstuck from Rabbit's doorway, (re)build a house for Eeyore, and try to unbounce Tigger. A childhood is simply not complete without full participation in all of Pooh's adventures. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter

Pooh gets elevendymillion stars. 2005-09-11
I gave this to my girlfriend a hundred miles away. Whenever I see her, maybe four times out of the year, we sit down and read from Winnie-the-Pooh. So I feel a very strong connection to this bear of very little brain. The stories mean a lot to me. This would make a wonderful present for anyone, any age, no matter what. You're never too young for Pooh. If somebody says they are, they're lying. And they're stupid. Poopieheads.

Winnie the Pooh - Great for You 2005-08-09
Bought this for a new granddaughter and it is definitely a wonderful gift item. We will spend vast amounts of time reading these stories to her.

Not Just for Children 2005-08-02
A.A. Milne is an author like no other. He has a creative and fun and imaginative way of writing. Adults can read this to themselves or to children. It is for all ages. In the book we follow Pooh in the hundred-acre wood and we read about all of his adventures. The illustrations are the original ones (not Disney) and they are also fun to look at. So stop reading this review and click on the "Buy Now" button. I would just like to add that you can now buy the original stuffed animals, not just the new Disney Pooh Bear.

SO much better than the cutesy Disney stuff 2005-01-02
Don't get me wrong, Disney has done some great things, e.g. Snow White. But their versions of Pooh (and some of the other classics) are missing so much of the original wit, humor, intelligence, warmth, and quality of illustration that A. A. Milne and Ernest Shepard created. Honestly, I think adults get as much enjoyment from the originals as the kids do.

This volume is a fine way to get the complete set of stories, plus a nice introduction with an explanation of the origin of Pooh, the inspiration for Milne and Shepard.

After you order this, get the original (illustrations & text) Beatrix Potter 'Peter Rabbit' volume, for many of the same reasons. Your children will love you for it now and thank you in years to come--and you will be in for a real treat too.