Winnie-the-Pooh (The Winnie-the-Pooh Series #1) by A.A.Milne

Winnie-the-Pooh (The Winnie-the-Pooh Series #1) by A.A.Milne

The Bear of Very Little Brain and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood have delighted generations of readers since Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1926.

Back by popular demand, the four full-color gift editions of the original Pooh classics are available again. These elegant books, larger in format than the classic editions, include all of Ernest H. Shepard's illustrations, each meticulously hand-painted in delicate watercolors.

Here are the two great storybooks chronicling the adventures of Christopher Robin and all the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, as well as the two charming volumes of poems. Bright in color and true in spirit, these are books for giving--To Pooh fans of all ages.

What can I say or more literally type? I expected the book to be good but not to the extent where I sat transfixed by A.A.Milne's brilliance and I read all one hundred and twenty five pages in one go. Why? The characters are so lovable, the journeys they go on are exciting and humorous. Also  the writing style is simple yet brilliant and the illustrations are phenomenal!

The characters consist of : Winnie the Pooh the bear of little brain who's weakness is honey, Christopher Robin the boy who all the animals are associated with, Piglet the nervous and cautious one, Rabbit the plan maker, Eeyore- a  gloomy donkey with a nailed on tail , Owl the wise owl who lives in the Hundred Acre woods, Kanga a protective mother kangaroo, Roo- Kanga's adventurous little son and not to mention all of Rabbit's relations...Winnie the Pooh is an appropriate main character. He is silly, obsessed with honey- which in turn causes a lot of sticky situations for Pooh. Not to mention, he sings the wonderful insightful songs/poems and he is a generally good natured bear. It is truly hard to not like these well established characters that A.A.Milne has created. They interact together superbly and are just plain-simple-but effective-characters.

It was completely enriching to read the amusing, eventful adventures Pooh and his friends went on. One such adventure is, when Pooh and Piglet decide to give Eeyore a gift each for his birthday as he had got none and in turn was more depressed than usual. Piglet decided to give Eeyore a bright, red balloon, while Pooh choose a pot of honey to give to Eeyore. Piglet ran eagerly- too early in fact- he wanted to give Eeyore his present first but he fell and as a result the balloon popped. Meanwhile Pooh had already devoured the honey, then realised his mistake but uncharacteristically thought up a brilliant plan. He resolved the issue by deciding to give Eeyore the empty pot instead to put things into- It is rather a nice pot - he thought. He got owl to write 'Happy Birthday' on it but Owl ironically can't spell so it was just a big scrawl of misspelt birthday wishes from Pooh. Surprisingly, Eeyore was absolutely delighted with his deflated balloon and empty pot of honey to Pooh and Piglet's relief.

The writing style is quite effective. It is descriptive but not too descriptive to bore the reader. Since it was published in 1926, the writing style is somewhat fancy. It even makes Pooh seem more sophisticated than he is. In co-ordinance with the vivid illustrations, the story is really brought to life. This helps to shorten the description, to appeal to a younger target audience primarily for children but now enjoyed by all ages(as specified already in the third paragraph). Winnie -the- Pooh is full of heart warming tales that could warm one up after a lousy day, better than any cup of tea could ever do.

My Cat Catch Book Rating Scale above- It was absolutely amazing(5/5 cats)

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