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justsophi's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
michelles_book_nook's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This book is one of my all time favourites and is one that I've adored since I was a young child. I found this a few weeks back when my brother was boxing some of my old belongings up from my parents house and I just knew I had to read it again. It gave me all the feels and was such a nostalgic read that it made me feel like I was wrapped in a warm hug as well as transporting me back to having it read to me by my mum and dad as a child 🥺 A.A.Milne will always be classic, and rightfully so. I'm not really into poetry but this book has always and always will hold such a special place in my heart. If you have any childhood favourites I definitely recommend reading them again as an adult because it's such a cute experience.
raben_76325's review against another edition
3.0
For our together studies this year, we’ve been choosing from the books in Ambleside Online’s Year One. We haven’t been strictly following the schedule, but we’ve been modifying it to suit our family and our needs. We are loosely Charlotte Mason, but we are also very relaxed and interest-led, so we sometimes have a very different approach to our schooling, but each family is different, isn’t it? It’s been a very successful year, but somehow, it took us quite some time to get around to this year’s poetry selections.
However, I did want to expose the children to some of the different poets, so I dutifully bought The World of Christopher Robin to try with the children. For those unfamiliar with this collection of poems, this book combines two of A.A. Milne’s books of poetry, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six, to paint an imaginative picture of the world for children that are very young on up to all of us adults who enjoy poetry.
The poems are wide-ranging, which makes this volume hard to describe. One minute you’re reading a poem such as, “Politeness,” where the narrator is wishing that everyone he encounters is not quite so eager to make polite conversation (it’s the classic introvert response to small talk). The next minute you’re reading a long story poem about a knight whose armor doesn’t squeak having his pride lowered by finding another knight whose armor does not squeak. Sir Tom is reduced to plotting to give the other knight rusty armor so that, once again, Tom is the only knight whose armor does not squeak.
To begin with, here are the kids’ opinions:
Ellie (age 6): Five stars. I loved it. I liked all the poems in Now We Are Six. My favorite poem is “The End.”
Connor (age 7): Two stars. I didn’t like this book that much. In one of the poems, he says he is the king of everything, but God is the king of everything. Also, he doesn’t know where wind comes from, and it’s stupid to even think of following a kite. You might end up in Africa. He acts like he doesn’t know anything.
Emalee (age 11): One star. I didn’t like it because I thought he acted like a spoiled, little brat in the poems. And, it felt like he had four different girlfriends throughout the poems.
Bennet (age 12): Five Stars. I really liked the little poems because I feel like they are unique. I haven’t read any other poems like them. I like the way they are organized.
My children have vastly different personalities, and as such, their opinions do differ widely. I personally found the poems to be delightful and felt that the children were more engaged in these poems than they have been with many of the poets that we have read together.
However, I did want to expose the children to some of the different poets, so I dutifully bought The World of Christopher Robin to try with the children. For those unfamiliar with this collection of poems, this book combines two of A.A. Milne’s books of poetry, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six, to paint an imaginative picture of the world for children that are very young on up to all of us adults who enjoy poetry.
The poems are wide-ranging, which makes this volume hard to describe. One minute you’re reading a poem such as, “Politeness,” where the narrator is wishing that everyone he encounters is not quite so eager to make polite conversation (it’s the classic introvert response to small talk). The next minute you’re reading a long story poem about a knight whose armor doesn’t squeak having his pride lowered by finding another knight whose armor does not squeak. Sir Tom is reduced to plotting to give the other knight rusty armor so that, once again, Tom is the only knight whose armor does not squeak.
To begin with, here are the kids’ opinions:
Ellie (age 6): Five stars. I loved it. I liked all the poems in Now We Are Six. My favorite poem is “The End.”
Connor (age 7): Two stars. I didn’t like this book that much. In one of the poems, he says he is the king of everything, but God is the king of everything. Also, he doesn’t know where wind comes from, and it’s stupid to even think of following a kite. You might end up in Africa. He acts like he doesn’t know anything.
Emalee (age 11): One star. I didn’t like it because I thought he acted like a spoiled, little brat in the poems. And, it felt like he had four different girlfriends throughout the poems.
Bennet (age 12): Five Stars. I really liked the little poems because I feel like they are unique. I haven’t read any other poems like them. I like the way they are organized.
My children have vastly different personalities, and as such, their opinions do differ widely. I personally found the poems to be delightful and felt that the children were more engaged in these poems than they have been with many of the poets that we have read together.
maria_s's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
cocoonofbooks's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars. In case I'm not the only one who didn't realize this, these books are not Winnie-the-Pooh sequels in the way that [b:The House at Pooh Corner|776407|The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)|A.A. Milne|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348195621s/776407.jpg|3244521] was a sequel to [b:Winnie-the-Pooh|99107|Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)|A.A. Milne|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1298440130s/99107.jpg|1225592], even though they're listed as #3 and #4. These are poems that were written and published before the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, so there are a number of references to Christopher Robin and a very few to "Edward Bear," and the rest are unrelated poems, generally from a child's perspective.
I was surprised that my 3-year-old, upon learning that these were poems and not more Winnie-the-Pooh stories, adjusted his expectations quickly and was content to listen to "the poems" each night at bedtime. They reminded me a bit of [a:Shel Silverstein|435477|Shel Silverstein|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1201029128p2/435477.jpg], in that some of the poems are very short — only a few lines — and some tell more complete stories. I found the rhythm of the poems to be a bit lacking; given that we were listening to the authorized version of the audiobook and the narrator still couldn't quite get the beats to work tells me that it is indeed a flaw in the writing. So personally, I found them to be weak in form and mostly forgettable in content, but my son enjoyed them so much that I was able to set aside my critical hat enough to enjoy them more or less. I doubt that I will want to read them again in the future, though.
I was surprised that my 3-year-old, upon learning that these were poems and not more Winnie-the-Pooh stories, adjusted his expectations quickly and was content to listen to "the poems" each night at bedtime. They reminded me a bit of [a:Shel Silverstein|435477|Shel Silverstein|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1201029128p2/435477.jpg], in that some of the poems are very short — only a few lines — and some tell more complete stories. I found the rhythm of the poems to be a bit lacking; given that we were listening to the authorized version of the audiobook and the narrator still couldn't quite get the beats to work tells me that it is indeed a flaw in the writing. So personally, I found them to be weak in form and mostly forgettable in content, but my son enjoyed them so much that I was able to set aside my critical hat enough to enjoy them more or less. I doubt that I will want to read them again in the future, though.
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