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Winnie-the-Pooh#4
Now We Are Six
When We Were Very YoungandNow We Are Sixcomplete the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Milne and Shepard classic works. Like their companions, theWinnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary EditionandThe House At Pooh Corner,these beautiful books feature full-color artwork on cream-colored stock. The imaginative charm that has made Pooh the world’s most famous bear pervades the pages of Milne’s poetry, and Ernest H. Shepard’s witty and loving illustrations enhance these truly delightful gift editions.
101 pages, Hardcover
First published October 13, 1927
About the author
A.A. Milne
1,874books3,366followersAlan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bearWinnie-the-Poohand 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 titledPeace with Honour(1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940'sWar 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.
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 titledPeace with Honour(1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940'sWar 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.
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July 21, 2024
This has stuck in my mind like a sing-song mnemonic, all my life since BEFORE I was six!
"They're changing the guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guards!
('A soldier's life is TERRIBLY hard,'
said Alice...) “
And who could ever gainsay this wonderful book’s after-effects? - it is a highly recommended, salubrious anodyne to the deleterious daily stress and strain of our current lives in a Post-COVID 19 World!
Read again, and once more be HAPPY.
😊❗️
"They're changing the guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guards!
('A soldier's life is TERRIBLY hard,'
said Alice...) “
And who could ever gainsay this wonderful book’s after-effects? - it is a highly recommended, salubrious anodyne to the deleterious daily stress and strain of our current lives in a Post-COVID 19 World!
Read again, and once more be HAPPY.
😊❗️
January 18, 2024
EXCERPT: THE END
When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three,
I was hardly Me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever. - A.A. Milne
ABOUT 'NOW WE ARE SIX': A treasured children’s classic of 35 delightful poems, this lovely hardcover edition of Now We Are Six is British author A. A. Milne’s second book of poetry, published in 1927. Charming verses capture the inner voice of a child’s imaginings upon turning six years old. Memorably illustrated in eleven of the poems is cuddly Pooh Bear (Winnie-the-Pooh), inspired by illustrator E. H. Shepard’s son’s teddy bear, Growler. The verses include “The Charcoal-Burner,” “The End,” “The Engineer,” “Forgotten,” “The Friend,” “Furry Bear,” “In the Dark,” “Knight-in-Armour,” “The Morning Walk,” “Us Two,” and “Waiting at the Window.”
MY THOUGHTS: When I was six, my parent presented me with a hard cover set of The World of Pooh and The World of Christopher Robin, which contains Now we Are Six. That was 1961 and I have been reading them ever since. They are looking a little battered and tattered have travelled with me wherever I have been and are the most loved and treasured books I possess.
I have enjoyed introducing my grandson to the works of A.A. Milne and we often have a poem or two at bedtime, the favorites from this collection being Us Two, Forgiven (we once had to go on a beetle hunt with an appropriately labelled matchbox), The Friend, Waiting at the Window (yes, we have had raindrop races on wet days), and In the Dark.
Along with the rest of the set, Now We Are Six is an enduring classic, never to be forgotten by me and to one day be inherited by Luke. A beautiful volume for introducing young children to the world of poetry. They will love the rhyming and repetition.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#NowWeAreSix #NetGalley
THE AUTHOR: 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.
DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Dover Publications via NetGalley for providing a digital ARC of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.
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When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three,
I was hardly Me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever. - A.A. Milne
ABOUT 'NOW WE ARE SIX': A treasured children’s classic of 35 delightful poems, this lovely hardcover edition of Now We Are Six is British author A. A. Milne’s second book of poetry, published in 1927. Charming verses capture the inner voice of a child’s imaginings upon turning six years old. Memorably illustrated in eleven of the poems is cuddly Pooh Bear (Winnie-the-Pooh), inspired by illustrator E. H. Shepard’s son’s teddy bear, Growler. The verses include “The Charcoal-Burner,” “The End,” “The Engineer,” “Forgotten,” “The Friend,” “Furry Bear,” “In the Dark,” “Knight-in-Armour,” “The Morning Walk,” “Us Two,” and “Waiting at the Window.”
MY THOUGHTS: When I was six, my parent presented me with a hard cover set of The World of Pooh and The World of Christopher Robin, which contains Now we Are Six. That was 1961 and I have been reading them ever since. They are looking a little battered and tattered have travelled with me wherever I have been and are the most loved and treasured books I possess.
I have enjoyed introducing my grandson to the works of A.A. Milne and we often have a poem or two at bedtime, the favorites from this collection being Us Two, Forgiven (we once had to go on a beetle hunt with an appropriately labelled matchbox), The Friend, Waiting at the Window (yes, we have had raindrop races on wet days), and In the Dark.
Along with the rest of the set, Now We Are Six is an enduring classic, never to be forgotten by me and to one day be inherited by Luke. A beautiful volume for introducing young children to the world of poetry. They will love the rhyming and repetition.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#NowWeAreSix #NetGalley
THE AUTHOR: 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.
DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Dover Publications via NetGalley for providing a digital ARC of Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.
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February 10, 2017
“I wasn’t afraid,” said Pooh, said he, “I’m never afraid with you.”
Filed under Things I'll Read To My Children. Totally cute and funny.
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Filed under Things I'll Read To My Children. Totally cute and funny.
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July 14, 2023
3 stars ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
This was average like the last volume of poetry. There was more mention of Christopher Robin and Pooh though which I loved! Upside down 🙃🍯
❤️ My favorite poems:
🍯 Solitude
🍯Sneezles
🍯Binker
Solitude: A lovely word. I enjoy my solitude very much. I crave my solitude. Most of all being at home where what I say, always goes.
Sneezles: Reminds me of sick day adventures as a child. Staying home from school sick, in pjs all day. Watching cartoons all day. Special foods and attention. On the flip side, yucky meds and make up school work!
Binker: This one is about imaginary friends! I had multiple imaginary friends as a child, and I still remember them to this day!
Even though I didn’t read this book or series as a child, it brought back a flood of childhood memories!
This was average like the last volume of poetry. There was more mention of Christopher Robin and Pooh though which I loved! Upside down 🙃🍯
❤️ My favorite poems:
🍯 Solitude
🍯Sneezles
🍯Binker
Solitude: A lovely word. I enjoy my solitude very much. I crave my solitude. Most of all being at home where what I say, always goes.
Sneezles: Reminds me of sick day adventures as a child. Staying home from school sick, in pjs all day. Watching cartoons all day. Special foods and attention. On the flip side, yucky meds and make up school work!
Binker: This one is about imaginary friends! I had multiple imaginary friends as a child, and I still remember them to this day!
Even though I didn’t read this book or series as a child, it brought back a flood of childhood memories!
May 12, 2022
The classic poems of A. A. Milne with Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh. These poems are for probably 6 and below and anyone who loves Pooh.
I read these at lunch and maybe I was in the wrong headspace for this, but I wasn't so impressed by them. I felt they were either too silly or the verse wasn't all that good and then some were good poems, usually with Pooh or Christopher. Maybe, I will need to re-read it later, or to some kids and see their reactions.
The first story is so odd about King John's Christmas. Poor Bad King John never getting any Christmas gifts. So sad. The ending was fun. I enjoyed CHERRY STones. That was fun. THE KNIGHT WHOSE ARMOR DIDN'T SQUEAK was a fun little story. THE CHARCOAL BURNER was a good bit of poetry. US TOO was a great little Pooh and Christopher story.
I mean these were cute, but maybe my inner child is out to lunch or something. I wasn't feeling this. It had moments and then the rest were simply okay. It must be me.
I read these at lunch and maybe I was in the wrong headspace for this, but I wasn't so impressed by them. I felt they were either too silly or the verse wasn't all that good and then some were good poems, usually with Pooh or Christopher. Maybe, I will need to re-read it later, or to some kids and see their reactions.
The first story is so odd about King John's Christmas. Poor Bad King John never getting any Christmas gifts. So sad. The ending was fun. I enjoyed CHERRY STones. That was fun. THE KNIGHT WHOSE ARMOR DIDN'T SQUEAK was a fun little story. THE CHARCOAL BURNER was a good bit of poetry. US TOO was a great little Pooh and Christopher story.
I mean these were cute, but maybe my inner child is out to lunch or something. I wasn't feeling this. It had moments and then the rest were simply okay. It must be me.
September 14, 2015
LikeWhen We Were Very Young,this is also a terrific compilation. I love it when an adult can see through a child's eyes without losing his "adult-ness". Milne's poetry is simple and beautiful, and his humour can be enjoyed by adults and children alike.
Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh need no introduction. Quite a few of the poems in this book are about the duo. Milne accomplishes the extraordinary feat of seeing from the realistic and make-believe viewpoint at the same time (something which comes as second-nature to children, but we lose it as we grow up): therefore, Pooh is a live character to Christopher, even when he knows that he is nothing but a toy (the poemUs TwoandThe Friend).
There are a lot of nonsense poems about silly grownups, quite a few of them kings and emperors, but behaving like spoilt children-a child's view of himself, maybe! (Or a rather uncomfortable thought - is it so childish? Don't dictators behave like spoilt kids on a rampage - with much deadlier results than Milne's characters produce, of course.) There are poignant poems of a child's world which so incomprehensible to adults so that they shoo him away (Come Out With Me). Also, there is the delight only a child can experience, such as a race between two raindrops (Waiting At The Window). There are even profound philosophical questions which plague a young mind (Explained).
But for me, the poem which captures the quintessence of childhood in this collection isButtercup Days,about Anne and her man(!), especially these four lines:
What has she got in that little brown head?
Wonderful thoughts which can never be said.
What has she got in that firm little fist of hers?
Somebody's thumb, and it feels like Christopher's.
Anne and Christopher, among the buttercups. Pure childhood bliss!
Five stars, all the way.
Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh need no introduction. Quite a few of the poems in this book are about the duo. Milne accomplishes the extraordinary feat of seeing from the realistic and make-believe viewpoint at the same time (something which comes as second-nature to children, but we lose it as we grow up): therefore, Pooh is a live character to Christopher, even when he knows that he is nothing but a toy (the poemUs TwoandThe Friend).
There are a lot of nonsense poems about silly grownups, quite a few of them kings and emperors, but behaving like spoilt children-a child's view of himself, maybe! (Or a rather uncomfortable thought - is it so childish? Don't dictators behave like spoilt kids on a rampage - with much deadlier results than Milne's characters produce, of course.) There are poignant poems of a child's world which so incomprehensible to adults so that they shoo him away (Come Out With Me). Also, there is the delight only a child can experience, such as a race between two raindrops (Waiting At The Window). There are even profound philosophical questions which plague a young mind (Explained).
But for me, the poem which captures the quintessence of childhood in this collection isButtercup Days,about Anne and her man(!), especially these four lines:
What has she got in that little brown head?
Wonderful thoughts which can never be said.
What has she got in that firm little fist of hers?
Somebody's thumb, and it feels like Christopher's.
Anne and Christopher, among the buttercups. Pure childhood bliss!
Five stars, all the way.
August 15, 2009
When I was very young, I eyed this book cautiously.
Six seemed immeasurably ancient. I feared being infected with age.
Six seemed immeasurably ancient. I feared being infected with age.
April 16, 2013
Of all the knights in Appledore
The wisest was Sir Thomas Tom
He multiplied as far as four
And knew what nine was taken from
To make eleven. He could write
A letter to another knight.
The wisest was Sir Thomas Tom
He multiplied as far as four
And knew what nine was taken from
To make eleven. He could write
A letter to another knight.
October 12, 2021
This and the previous volumeWhen We Were Very Younghas reconfirmed my faith both in enduring literature (enjoyed by adults and children alike) and in poetry: it has rhythm, rhymes and tells a story and isn't just a string of words apparently meaninglessly stringed together. Perhaps the reason I enjoy these two books is because they were written to be enjoyed (also) by children. But it also fairly well describes my knowledge of and severely limited/restricted appreciation for poetry.
July 18, 2023
My thoughts on this are about the same as with the previous book in the series. I want more Winnie the Pooh adventures, but not if they aren't written by Milne, so as much as I love the first 2 books, I will probably stop this series after this book.
February 6, 2017
One is never too old for A. A. Milne.
April 9, 2021
Had this for a while in my audio book TBR. A very enjoyable listen. Pooh shows up in a couple of the poems.
March 27, 2024
Read aloud to Timothy as part of 2023-2024 edu year. 10 times… so very good! now I just need a grand baby to read to!
I read it aloud to Josiah as a part of our 2021-2022 educational year. it’s the ninth time I’ve read this book aloud with a 6-year old & it never gets old!
I read it aloud to Josiah as a part of our 2021-2022 educational year. it’s the ninth time I’ve read this book aloud with a 6-year old & it never gets old!
May 1, 2022
2.5 ✨
The rhyme and vibe of this was cute but not up to my alley.
The rhyme and vibe of this was cute but not up to my alley.
July 5, 2019
Now We Are Sixis a collection of poetry by A. A. Milne and contains poems not only of Pooh Bear (who claims he was looking for Piglet and wandered through this book by mistake), but also of the Knight Whose Armor Didn’t Squeak, the Two little Bears, Alexander the Beetle, and bad King John.
Here is one of my favorite poems from this book.
Knight-in-Armour
Whenever I’m a shining Knight,
I buckle on my armour tight;
And then I look about for things,
Like Rushings-Out, and Rescuings,
And Savings from the Dragon’s Lair,
And fighting all the Dragons there.
And sometimes when our fights begin,
I think I’ll let the Dragons win....
And then I think perhaps I won’t,
Because they’re Dragons, and I don’t.[pg. 55]
Conclusion.Littles will eat this stuff up.
Here is one of my favorite poems from this book.
Knight-in-Armour
Whenever I’m a shining Knight,
I buckle on my armour tight;
And then I look about for things,
Like Rushings-Out, and Rescuings,
And Savings from the Dragon’s Lair,
And fighting all the Dragons there.
And sometimes when our fights begin,
I think I’ll let the Dragons win....
And then I think perhaps I won’t,
Because they’re Dragons, and I don’t.[pg. 55]
Conclusion.Littles will eat this stuff up.
April 28, 2020
The thing about reading Milne as an adult, while an elementary aged kiddo listens, is how positively CONVICTING it is. I was left, more than once, feeling ashamed of myself and my casually dismissive adult ways. "Run along, there's a darling."
Milne captures the seriousness of childhood, and the sheer bafflement at grown ups, right alongside that age's magnificent creativity in a way I've not found elsewhere.
You really shouldn't miss this experience... ideally with a six year old in the same room.
Milne captures the seriousness of childhood, and the sheer bafflement at grown ups, right alongside that age's magnificent creativity in a way I've not found elsewhere.
You really shouldn't miss this experience... ideally with a six year old in the same room.
June 16, 2017
Sweet enough, but ultimately forgettable. Seems to be a fairly tenuous link to the Winnie-the-Pooh series, as I think he was mentioned in only two of the poems.
I'm certainly glad to have finished off the series, but this doesn't hold a candle to the first book.
I'm certainly glad to have finished off the series, but this doesn't hold a candle to the first book.
January 5, 2022
A delightful collection of chuckle-worthy poems.
February 23, 2024
This is a very special book. We found it when clearing out my grandma’s home after she died. It was published (and bought) in 1927!!! It’s amazing 🤩 I remember her saying the last poem to me every night I slept over at her house. I shall share it with you:
When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three,
I was hardly Me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I’m as clever as clever.
So I think I’ll be six now for ever and ever.
When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three,
I was hardly Me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I’m as clever as clever.
So I think I’ll be six now for ever and ever.
December 11, 2022
Not a fan of this poetry collection. Perhaps it has too many kings and knights and less insight about the nature of children? Some extraneous Shepard illustrations of Pooh characters are shoehorned in to make it more palatable to Pooh fans, but the verse is not as lively or engaging as Milne's prose in the Pooh books.
(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...)
(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...)
April 23, 2018
As 1920's poetry collections for children go, this is fairly decent... i kind of thought it was a winnie-the-pooh book but.. whatever.
Technically Pooh is in this but its barely a cameo. I'm not a fan of poetry either, or i guess because this is for kids we may have to call it nursery rhyme? Anyway its.... fine.
Technically Pooh is in this but its barely a cameo. I'm not a fan of poetry either, or i guess because this is for kids we may have to call it nursery rhyme? Anyway its.... fine.
October 17, 2020
I never liked this one. What an opinionated little tyke I was. Something about it always seemed disingenuous to me.
When I reached high school age and read Ogden Nash's poems about his daughters, they seemed much more honest.
When I reached high school age and read Ogden Nash's poems about his daughters, they seemed much more honest.
December 10, 2020
Cute, but not really for me.
April 24, 2024
I don't have much to say here, that I didn't say about the other poetry book, but overall just pick it up!!! Winnie-the-Pooh will just warm your heart!!! A lot of the poems are not about Pooh, but they are very child like in wonder always, and we all need that:) So make yourself happy, ignore something is labeled for children and pick it up!!!
(Read for the Orilium Spring Equinox - magical readathon - and the prompt for "Spells and Incantations" - book with 11 letters on the title:) )
(Read for the Orilium Spring Equinox - magical readathon - and the prompt for "Spells and Incantations" - book with 11 letters on the title:) )
April 20, 2023
Palet cleanser. Not my favourite from A.A. Milne
May 17, 2021
We started reading this at the breakfast table a couple of days after Grayson turned six. The boys loved it. Begging most meals for us to read it, we wouldn’t have gotten past Sneezles if I hadn’t insisted we push on. The giggles were grand and there was a lot of fun. We will have to revisit this every sixth birthday, and maybe more.
May 17th 2021.
Finished with Everett and he enjoyed it as much as Grayson did. We all laughed and I enjoyed these even more than last time. So much fun!
May 17th 2021.
Finished with Everett and he enjoyed it as much as Grayson did. We all laughed and I enjoyed these even more than last time. So much fun!
September 20, 2019
All time favorite
July 29, 2023
A sweet collection of poems for you and your child to read together! I perhaps enjoyed the poems in the previous book more, but these are still fun and worth the read!
When I was very young, I always particularly enjoyed the nights my dad read poems and rhymes to me over the short stories. I’m not sure why; perhaps their musical cadence. But I thought it perfect for just before bed.
And of course the illustrations by Shepard are delightful!
Ages: 3+
Cleanliness: a couple poems of children with not the best attitude.
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When I was very young, I always particularly enjoyed the nights my dad read poems and rhymes to me over the short stories. I’m not sure why; perhaps their musical cadence. But I thought it perfect for just before bed.
And of course the illustrations by Shepard are delightful!
Ages: 3+
Cleanliness: a couple poems of children with not the best attitude.
**Like my reviews? Then you should follow me! Because I have hundreds more just like this one. With each review, I provide a Cleanliness Report, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book or not. Content surprises are super annoying, especially when you��re 100+ pages in, so here’s my attempt to help you avoid that!
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March 29, 2023
Some of the poems are quite sweet and some are quite dull.
January 22, 2019
First sentence: When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank you, thank you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Premise/plot: This is A.A. Milne's second volume of poetry written for children. His first was When We Were Very Young.
My thoughts: While I don't absolutely love, love, love Milne's two poetry collections as much as I love his two Pooh novels, I do appreciate them. My favorite poems from Now We Are Six include:
Busy
Binker
Us Two
The Engineer
The End
From Busy
I think I am a Muffin Man. I haven't got a bell.
I haven't got the muffin things that muffin people sell.
Perhaps I am a Postman. No, I think I am a Tram.
I'm feeling rather funny and I don't know what I am--
BUT
Round about
And round about
And round about I go--
All around the table,
The table in the nursery--
Round about
And round about
And round about I go;
I think I am a Traveller escaping from a Bear;
I think I am an Elephant,
Behind another Elephant
Behind another Elephant who isn't really there...
From Binker
Binker--what I call him--is a secret of my own,
And Binker is the reason why I never feel alone.
Playing in the nursery, sitting on the stair,
Whatever I am busy at, Binker will be there.
Oh, Daddy is clever, he's a clever sort of man,
And Mummy is the best since the world began,
And Nanny is Nanny, and I call her Nan--
But they can't
See
Binker.
From Us Two
Wherever I am, there's always Pooh,
There's always Pooh and Me.
Whatever I do, he wants to do,
"Where are you going today?" says Pooh:
"Well, that's very odd, 'cos I was too.
Let's go together, "says Pooh, says he.
"Let's go together," says Pooh.
Original audience born circa 1920 to 1924.
Premise/plot: This is A.A. Milne's second volume of poetry written for children. His first was When We Were Very Young.
My thoughts: While I don't absolutely love, love, love Milne's two poetry collections as much as I love his two Pooh novels, I do appreciate them. My favorite poems from Now We Are Six include:
Busy
Binker
Us Two
The Engineer
The End
From Busy
I think I am a Muffin Man. I haven't got a bell.
I haven't got the muffin things that muffin people sell.
Perhaps I am a Postman. No, I think I am a Tram.
I'm feeling rather funny and I don't know what I am--
BUT
Round about
And round about
And round about I go--
All around the table,
The table in the nursery--
Round about
And round about
And round about I go;
I think I am a Traveller escaping from a Bear;
I think I am an Elephant,
Behind another Elephant
Behind another Elephant who isn't really there...
From Binker
Binker--what I call him--is a secret of my own,
And Binker is the reason why I never feel alone.
Playing in the nursery, sitting on the stair,
Whatever I am busy at, Binker will be there.
Oh, Daddy is clever, he's a clever sort of man,
And Mummy is the best since the world began,
And Nanny is Nanny, and I call her Nan--
But they can't
See
Binker.
From Us Two
Wherever I am, there's always Pooh,
There's always Pooh and Me.
Whatever I do, he wants to do,
"Where are you going today?" says Pooh:
"Well, that's very odd, 'cos I was too.
Let's go together, "says Pooh, says he.
"Let's go together," says Pooh.
Original audience born circa 1920 to 1924.
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