Hooray! for Winnie-the-Pooh: A Pop-in-the-slot Adventure - Andrew Grey, A.A. Milne

Advantages: Winnie the Pooh!
Disadvantages: Not enough people know Latin... yet!

...philosophical; or indeed, will Winnie ille Pu be likewise translated into Sanskrit and other such languages? It is not uncommon that the entertaining use of language does more for language enrichment and interest than any academic or official push of the tongue. It is no mistake that the Welsh language effort incorporated cartoons from the beginning -- it is natural for people to respond to fun and lively things, and this kind of treatment can be rather tricky, in that the average reader might not be so consciously aware that education is going on... Winnie-the-Pooh in Akkadian? Hmmm, I feel a Ph.D. dissertation topic coming on... This work is no small endeavour, but rather a thorough and engaging translation of the entire Pooh story. From the start, when we are introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh, through to the adventures in the Tight Place (in... Read review

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Advantages: Beautifully presented, timeless stories and poems
Disadvantages: Sometimes challenging flow, not to be confused with Disney!

...of aspiring author Alan Alexander Milne: Milne was born in 1882 in Hampstead, London to Sarah and John Milne who already had two young boys: David and Kenneth. John Milne was the school master for Henley House where his children attended for their early education. It is suggested that Milne found early inspiration from one of his teachers there, H G Wells (author of War of the Worlds amongst others). Following many years work as a journalist (including for Punch magazine), an unsuccessful author and sometimes successful playwright as well as a soldier in the First World War; Milne struck upon his biggest success when he teamed up with former Punch colleague Ernest Shepherd to produce the 1924 children's poetry book "When We Were Very Young". From there, Winnie-the-Pooh was born with the central characters based around Milne's son... Read review

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Advantages: Wonderful verses, stories and illustrations
Disadvantages: The illustrations are not "Disney".

...”, and in 1928, the final book, “The House at Pooh Corner” arrived. Milne wrote many novels, verses, short stories and plays over the years, but none were as famous as the beloved Winnie the Pooh. Alan Milne apparently didn’t write the stories for children, and they were in fact not aimed at any particular market. Contrary to popular belief, he did not often read the stories to his son Christopher, but instead read him stories by Wodehouse instead. {About the Complete Collection} The book could have a different cover depending on where and when you buy a copy. Ours has the map of the Hundred Acre Wood on it, with a green rectangle in the middle for the title, and a picture of Christopher Robin reading to Pooh Bear. The version sold by Amazon has a purple cover. The ISBN on mine is 1-85613-242-0 The RRP is £29.99, but this can... Read review

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