When We Were Very Young - (Winnie-The-Pooh - Classic Editions) by A A Milne (Hardcover)

About the Book

"They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace - Christopher Robin went down with Alice."

Book Synopsis

"They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace - Christopher Robin went down with Alice."

Curl up with A.A.Milne's classic book of poetry for children, When We Were Very Young. This is the first volume of rhymes written especially for children by Milne - as popular now as when they were first written.

This collection is a heart-warming and funny introduction to children's poetry, offering the same sense of humour, imagination and whimsy that we've come to expect from Milne's favourite books about Winnie-the-Pooh, that Bear of Very Little Brain.

This book is all the more special due to E.H.Shepard's decorations, which are shown in full, glorious colour. They are truly iconic and contributed to him being known as 'the man who drew Pooh'.

Do you own all the classic Pooh titles?

Winnie-the-Pooh

The House at Pooh Corner

When We Were Very Young

Now We Are Six

Return to the Hundred Acre Wood

The Best Bear in All the World

Once There Was a Bear

Tales from the Forest

Winter in the Wood

The nation's favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for over 95 years. Milne's classic children's stories - featuring Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself - are gently humorous while teaching lessons about friendship and kindness.

Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether you're 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.

Review Quotes

'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

'... a masterpiece in children's literature ... reflects the power of a child's imagination like no other.', The Independent

'Winnie-the-Pooh is packed full of timeless wisdom and words that will resonate with you whatever your age.', The Independent

Named as a classic 'every child should own and read', International Business Times UK

Named #1 UK's favourite children's book, The Daily Mirror (YouGov market research 2014)

'With a rich storytelling heritage, the adventures of Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood represent friendship, simple joys and the curious and gentle nature of a child's imagination.', Vintage Explorer

Winner of Best Classic Children's Book at the Junior Design Awards 2016

Winnie-the-Pooh named #1 character in children's literature

#4 in Top 100 Children's Books, Junior

#15 in 100 Best Children's Books, TimeOut

Named as one of David McKee's best books, The Daily Express

Named by Roopa Farooki as 'The children's book I wish I'd written', Books For Keeps

Included in Kate Humble's 'Books That Changed My Life', Readers Digest

Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems by A.A.Milne was named #1 in a list of the 20 Greatest Mental Health Books, Happiful magazine

Steve Hogarty said about Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems: 'Lovingly illustrated by E.H.Shepard, the stories of Pooh and his pals are sure to delight little readers and even younger listeners, as they did me.', The Independent

Selected by Geri Halliwell-Horner in the round up of 'Books for a Better World', The Guardian, May 2024

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'.