![]() ![]() But the two stories are blended together since it’s written in second person. There’s the story of Winnie-the-Pooh and his fictional adventures and then there’s the interruptions and questions from the “real” Christopher Robin. I was surprised at how many writing “rules” this childhood classic breaks and yet it works so well! It’s told in the style of Princess Bride by having a story within a story. The writing really shines when you read it out loud and I enjoyed reading it as much as my kids enjoyed listening to it. Short and Sweet VersionĪ classic that really shows the charming literalness, innocence, and adorable self-centered logic of childhood. These tales still speak to all of us with the freshness that distinguishes true storytelling. The adventures of Pooh and Piglet, Owl, Tigger, and the ever doleful Eeyore, are timeless treasures of childhood. ![]() ![]() Shepard, who lovingly gave Pooh and his companions shape. ![]() Milne, who wrote this book for his only son, Christopher Robin, and Ernest H. Pooh has endured, still slightly rotund, a Bear of Very Little Brain, but very generous of heart: the immortal creation of A. More than sixty years ago, Christopher Robin took his friend Edward Bear-who came to be known to millions as Winnie-the-Pooh-by one chubby paw and brought him unceremoniously downstairs. ![]()
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