Now We Are Six Audiobook, by A. A. Milne Play Audiobook Sample

Now We Are Six Audiobook

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Read By: Peter Dennis Publisher: Bother! LA Production Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2005 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781483086446

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

36

Longest Chapter Length:

03:54 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

20 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

01:29 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

33

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Publisher Description

Blackstone Audio presents, from the unabridged collection "A.A. Milne's Pooh Classics," the thirty-five poems and verses from Now We Are Six performed by Peter Dennis. This is the only reading of these delightful verses authorized by A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin.

The verses here, along with those in When We Were Very Young and the stories in Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, have endeared themselves to so many readers that it is painful to try to imagine what the world would be like without them.

The perfect book for that all-important birthday, Now We Are Six is much more than a worthy successor to When We Were Young; it is a modern classic in its own right.

Poems inlcude:

Solitude

King John's Christmas

Busy

Sneezles

Binker

Cherry Stones

The Knight Whose Armour Didn't Squeak

Buttercup Days

The Charcoal-Burner

Us Two

The Old Sailor

The Engineer

Journey's End

Furry Bear

Forgiven

The Emperor's Rhyme

Knight-in-Armour

Come Out with Me

Down by the Pond

The Little Black Hen

The Friend

The Good Little Girl

A Thought

King Hilary and the Beggarman

Swing Song

Explained

Twice Times

The Morning Walk

Cradle Song

Waiting at the Window

Pinkle Purr

Wind on the Hill

Forgotten

In the Dark

The End

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— Cami (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • “Peter Dennis has made himself Pooh’s Ambassador Extraordinary and no bear has ever had a more devoted friend. So if you want to meet the real Pooh, the bear I knew, the bear my father wrote about, listen to Peter. You will not be disappointed.”

    — Christopher Robin Milne
  • “Peter Dennis brings to these remarkable readings a quality that goes beyond professionalism into an area we can’t even begin to define.”

    — Los Angeles Times
  • “Congratulations on your outstanding contribution to children and their families.”

    — Diana Huss Green, editor-in-chief, Parents’ Choice Foundation
  • “Besides the delight children will experience when listening to the light-hearted, captivating stories, young listeners will also identify with the universal hopes, fears, and wishes of the characters.”

    — School Library Journal

Now We Are Six Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 4.18604651162791 out of 54.18604651162791 out of 54.18604651162791 out of 54.18604651162791 out of 54.18604651162791 out of 5 (4.19)
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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Sweet, lovely poems from Christopher Robin's childhood. "

    — Lia, 2/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Read for the poetry genre challenge - I really couldn't manage an adult poetry book and this was a book I kept thinking I'd read but never did ... so now I have. "

    — Den, 2/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " All these years later, & I can still recite the birthday poem (plus bits of some others)! "

    — Fi, 1/26/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Poetry from Christopher Robin's nursery now that he is quite six. "

    — Carrie, 1/25/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " The first book of poetry I read on my own as a child, a gift from my grandma. It is a friend, not just a book. "

    — Susie, 1/21/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Humorous and imaginative. It made me want to be six again! "

    — Heather, 1/20/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " After reading 'When We Were Very Young', I had high hopes for this. I wasn't disappointed. These feature Winnie the Pooh in a few, and they are my favorites. They are very fun poems to read. They're good for anyone of any age. "

    — Mandi, 1/20/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A delightful collection of children's verse by the author of Winnie the Pooh. "

    — Mrsgaskell, 1/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " These poems are really nice. I prefer the books to the poems, but some of these make me laugh, and some of them are heartbreakingly young. They're nostalgic; they draw up the past, when you were only four and everything was glittery. "

    — Maia, 12/20/2013
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    " So great. I wish I could talk the way he writes all the time. "

    — Megan, 12/9/2013
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    " I love A.A. Milne! Pure childhood innocence! "

    — Amy, 12/9/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Cute, but I really only loved a handful of the poems. Not as good as When We Were Very Young, in my opinion. "

    — Kristin, 12/8/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " AA Milne at his absolute, condensed best! "

    — Alan, 11/21/2013
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    " Not at all my sort of poetry and even less the sort I would have liked as a young child. entirely skippable. I do still like Shepard's illustrations though. "

    — Miss, 11/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I went back to re-read this book after I read Now We Are Sixty by Christopher Matthew. "

    — Cynthia, 11/15/2013
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    " A wonderful sharing book. My mom used to read this to my sister and I when we were kids and it always calmed me down and brought a smile to my face. "

    — Lisa, 8/1/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not as good as his first book of poetry, When We Very Young, but it was fun reading to the kids. I liked The End the best of the poems. "

    — Simon, 6/7/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " excellent bedtime poems! I pause at the end of many of the lines and let Martha and Malachi fill them in. "

    — Michael, 5/1/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " My older kids really enjoy poetry and this book has nicer subjects for my 6 and 8 year old than some of the Shel Silverstein poems. "

    — Baranie, 2/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This fantastic book of poetry from the marvelous mind that gave us Winnie-the-Pooh has remained a nursery favourite for decades. This edition also includes the charming original illustrations by E.H. Shepard. A classic. "

    — Stephanie, 10/19/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " The poems were a little old for my four-year old, but still a good collection. "

    — Rob, 9/16/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I read this whole thing to my 3-going-on-4 year old this afternoon and all of it was delightful! I laughed aloud more than once while reading. "

    — Sarah, 8/19/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I really enjoyed this short book. Some of the poems are suprisingly moving. You kind of feel like your the child who's point-of view these poems are partially written from. Winnie the Pooh is featured in some of them as well which is always nice! "

    — Kate, 3/10/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I like a lot of these poems. I used to read this book a lot. "

    — Shiphrah, 2/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Beautiful, will read again and again just to myself even if I haven't got a child handy! "

    — Helen, 2/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I read this with my Nana so many times, I love these poems. "

    — Molly, 1/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Even better than the first........ "

    — ♫Ñádïra, 1/12/2012
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    — Rob, 12/23/2011
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    — Linda, 5/21/2011
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    — Kathy, 5/9/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is the earliest book that I can remember reading. "

    — Jennifer, 4/21/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " read this to my daughter, she enjoed it a lot, i thought the stories were pointless and rushed "

    — Mandy, 4/14/2011
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    — Heather, 3/7/2011
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    — Abby, 2/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

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    — Radu, 1/16/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A classic everyone should read. My Grandmother and Mother ead form them to me as a child. Some of my favorite poems include "Rice Pudding", King John's Christmas", and "Disobedience". "

    — Kim, 1/15/2011
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    " If you ever missed these, go back and read them - You're not complete without it. "

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    " I probably had these books read to me as a child, but really discovered and LOVED them as an adult. A.A. Milne is the only person I have ever read who can pull off Random caps with grace. His books make me smile. "

    — Lisa, 12/19/2010

About A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne (1882–1956) was the son of a Scottish schoolmaster. Milne won a scholarship to Westminster School and later read mathematics at Cambridge. His real interest was in lighthearted writing; he edited the undergraduate magazine Granta and at twenty-four he became assistant editor of Punch. After serving as a signals officer in World War I he won additional acclaim as a playwright. His great success, however, came as a writer of children’s literature after publishing a series of verses about his young son Christopher Robin (When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six). Following the acclaim received for the Winnie-the-Pooh books, Milne published several novels as well as an autobiography, It’s Too Late Now (1939).

About Peter Dennis

Peter Dennis (1933–2009) graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He played leading roles in London’s West End and throughout the United Kingdom and the United States. He also guest starred in numerous television series, including Alias, Friends, Seinfeld, and Star Trek: Voyager.