For many years I have meant to read the works of A. A. Milne concerning Winnie The Pooh and friends. Finally and happily I have done so...and then some. Included with the Pooh books are two collections of poetry. There are two main points I can make about Pooh's Library. The stories about Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Tigger and, most importantly, Christopher Robin are sweet, wistful, endearing, joyful, loving and easy to read. They are appropriate for all members of the family, young and old and universal in appeal. Mr. Milne did his son the greatest honor by making him the hero, the foundation of these friends of the forest and the Hundred-Acre Wood, who come to him whenever there is a problem or a question of how to handle a situation. Each character is different and leaves a distinctive impression of personality and skills. Pooh, Christopher's best friend, is the dreamer who creates poems and songs sprinkled through the stories. Piglet can be a little nervous. Rabbit and Owl can read and write...to a point. Eeyore is an unmistakable pessimist. Kanga, the mother, is matter-of-fact and Roo, her son, is playful and reckless. Tigger likes to bounce and probably will forever. The element of the stories which stands most fast in my memory is the love between Christopher and Pooh. It is timeless, unforgettable and everlasting, untouched by the change indicated by Mr. Milne.
My second point concerns the two books of poetry - When We Were Very Young, and Now We Are Six. The poems in them are more structured than Pooh's and involve Pooh's world only minimally. Also, while the two books of stories seem more universal to me, the poetry books have a decided English influence to them. This should not shock those who realize Mr. Milne was English. There are poems about many things a child experiences, dreams about, wonders about, however Mr. Milne includes many references to a British childhood from the twentieth Century and many years previously, which may be unfamiliar to an American child. I am not saying this is bad but it is not quite as universally appealing as the adventures of Christopher Robin, Pooh and friends.
I highly recommend Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner without reservation. I learned that not everyone lives and not everything occurs in the Hundred-Acre Wood. The books of poetry may not appeal to every child. I am quite an Anglophile in books and movies; not every child will be. It this is irrelevant to you and your child, then disregard. Enjoy what you like or are willing to try.
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