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katie_liz's review against another edition
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
samiism's review against another edition
2.0
The illustrations were wonderful. But I wasn't a big fan of the poetry.
itsellie's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this collection of poems a lot more than the other one. These had a really fun sing song quality to them the whole way through and they were very fun to read.
Written: June 3, 2020
Age 17
Written: June 3, 2020
Age 17
mat_tobin's review against another edition
4.0
This selection, several years after 'When We Were Very Young' is even better. I took a liking to almost all the poems and admired the range of rhythm and rhyme that takes place. Again, Milne plays so much on using the form of poetry to reflect on Christopher's life and adventures and it works so well in terms of there being poems which reflect childhood - a lot like Rosen's early stuff. I'd certainly have a classroom copy and would want to share so many with the class.
jahanam's review against another edition
3.0
I liked some of the poems, loved others but then again some were kind of just there.
gmvader's review against another edition
3.0
I don’t have a high tolerance for poetry. Most of it is boring and pretentious — which is just my way of saying that I don’t understand. There are a few poems out there (I wouldn’t even say poets) that I really enjoy. Most of them because they resonate with me on some level.
A. A. Milne’s “The Knight Whose Armor Didn’t Squeak” is one of the great ones. I memorized that poem when I was little because it amused me so much and I read it over and over until I no longer had to read it.
The rest of this book is quite marvelous in one specific way and that is that A. A. Milne does what he does best and that is capture the life of a small child. The poems and words and logic all pull the reader back to childhood and are even amusing on occasion because of the illogical views of a small child… that are absolutely correct.
Sometimes children are prescient beyond what adults like to give them credit for. Sometimes they make assumptions about the world that just don’t make sense unless you examine things from their literal and limited knowledge.
Milne captures all of that explicitly and wonderfully. The problem is that it is poetry. If this was another of his Winnie-the-Pooh adventures I would devour it wholeheartedly. As it is I raced through to get to the story about Sir Tomas Tom of Appledore (the titular knight of my favorite poem), read it a few times just for memories sake, then crawled through the rest of the poems just to finish it.
This is probably not a failing of Milne or his poetry — it most likely is my own problem. Poetry rarely speaks to me and most of this book did not.
A. A. Milne’s “The Knight Whose Armor Didn’t Squeak” is one of the great ones. I memorized that poem when I was little because it amused me so much and I read it over and over until I no longer had to read it.
The rest of this book is quite marvelous in one specific way and that is that A. A. Milne does what he does best and that is capture the life of a small child. The poems and words and logic all pull the reader back to childhood and are even amusing on occasion because of the illogical views of a small child… that are absolutely correct.
Sometimes children are prescient beyond what adults like to give them credit for. Sometimes they make assumptions about the world that just don’t make sense unless you examine things from their literal and limited knowledge.
Milne captures all of that explicitly and wonderfully. The problem is that it is poetry. If this was another of his Winnie-the-Pooh adventures I would devour it wholeheartedly. As it is I raced through to get to the story about Sir Tomas Tom of Appledore (the titular knight of my favorite poem), read it a few times just for memories sake, then crawled through the rest of the poems just to finish it.
This is probably not a failing of Milne or his poetry — it most likely is my own problem. Poetry rarely speaks to me and most of this book did not.
judyward's review against another edition
5.0
I'm using this book in my literacy program and I haven't had a student yet who hasn't enjoyed improving their reading skills by reading portions of this book. And I never tire of reading the same stories over and over.
lady_mair's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
One is never too old for Pooh poetry.
Top favorites (in no particular order) from this volume:
- King John’s Christmas
- Furry Bear
- The Little Black Hen
- The Friend
- King Hilary and the Beggarman
- Waiting at the Window
Top favorites (in no particular order) from this volume:
- King John’s Christmas
- Furry Bear
- The Little Black Hen
- The Friend
- King Hilary and the Beggarman
- Waiting at the Window
calistareads's review against another edition
3.0
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.
lucibro's review against another edition
3.0
still very good, just can't live up to the magnificence that is the first two books