When We Were Very Young (Winnie-the-Pooh - Classic Editions)

by A. A. Milne, E. H. Shepard (Illustrator)

Overview

In poems that celebrate the spirit and innocence of childhood, A. A. Milne brilliantly weaves together the worlds of reality and enchanting make believe. The result is a work that is among the best loved in children's literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780008600624
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/10/2022
Series:	Winnie-the-Pooh Series
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	67 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 9 Years

About the Author

A.A.Milne was born in London in 1882 and became a highly successful writer of plays, poems and novels. He based Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet and friends on the real nursery toys of his son Christopher Robin and published the first book of their adventures together in 1926. Since then, Pooh has become a world-famous bear, and Milne’s stories have been translated into seventy-two languages.

E.H.Shepard was born in London in 1879. He was an artist, illustrator and cartoonist and went on to draw the original decorations to accompany Milne’s classic stories, earning him the name ‘the man who drew Pooh’.

A.A.Milne was born in London in 1882 and became a highly successful writer of plays, poems and novels. He based Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet and friends on the real nursery toys of his son Christopher Robin and published the first book of their adventures together in 1926. Since then, Pooh has become a world-famous bear, and Milne’s stories have been translated into seventy-two languages.

Hometown:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Date of Birth:

January 18, 1882

Date of Death:

January 31, 1956

Place of Birth:

Hampstead, London

Place of Death:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Education:

Trinity College, Cambridge University (mathematics), 1903

Website:

http://www.penguinputnam.com

Read an Excerpt

DisobedienceJames James Morrison Morrison Weatherby George Dupree Took great Care of his Mother,
(Continues…)

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Editorial Reviews

‘Winnie-the-Pooh has always been a very special (albeit funny old) bear, not least of all because his books are filled with wonderful words of wisdom.', Stylist magazine

‘… the perfect antidote for trying times.’, The Independent

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