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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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"It was surprisingly good - I read it to my three year old at bedtime and it took 4 months, but it was a lot funnier than I expected - kind of a dry humor. Anyway, I never liked the movies, but I do like the book. Not a fave, but one I'm glad to have read. "
— 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
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" Sweet, lovely poems from Christopher Robin's childhood. "
— Lia, 2/19/2014 -
" 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 -
" All these years later, & I can still recite the birthday poem (plus bits of some others)! "
— Fi, 1/26/2014 -
" Poetry from Christopher Robin's nursery now that he is quite six. "
— Carrie, 1/25/2014 -
" 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 -
" Humorous and imaginative. It made me want to be six again! "
— Heather, 1/20/2014 -
" 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 -
" A delightful collection of children's verse by the author of Winnie the Pooh. "
— Mrsgaskell, 1/9/2014 -
" 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 -
" So great. I wish I could talk the way he writes all the time. "
— Megan, 12/9/2013 -
" I love A.A. Milne! Pure childhood innocence! "
— Amy, 12/9/2013 -
" 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 -
" AA Milne at his absolute, condensed best! "
— Alan, 11/21/2013 -
" 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 -
" I went back to re-read this book after I read Now We Are Sixty by Christopher Matthew. "
— Cynthia, 11/15/2013 -
" 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 -
" 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 -
" 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 -
" 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 -
" 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 -
" The poems were a little old for my four-year old, but still a good collection. "
— Rob, 9/16/2012 -
" 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 -
" 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 -
" I like a lot of these poems. I used to read this book a lot. "
— Shiphrah, 2/28/2012 -
" Beautiful, will read again and again just to myself even if I haven't got a child handy! "
— Helen, 2/28/2012 -
" I read this with my Nana so many times, I love these poems. "
— Molly, 1/28/2012 -
" Even better than the first........ "
— ♫Ñádïra, 1/12/2012 -
" Haven't read this since I was little and pulled it out again the other night. Now I read from it daily to my 6 month old - it's fantastic, and I know it will be a favorite for years. "
— Liz, 1/8/2012 -
" Somewhere there will be always be a child within me, playing with his bear..... "
— Rob, 12/23/2011 -
" Since I'm home and all bundled up tight in my covers with sneezles and wheezles and nothing but snuffles I'm happily drowning in rhythm and rhyme and Milning myself to sleep ...... "
— Linda, 5/21/2011 -
" My daddy, as guest speaker, read this at my kindergarten graduation...it was magical then...and continues to resonate in my kindergarten heart even today... "
— Kathy, 5/9/2011 -
" This is the earliest book that I can remember reading. "
— Jennifer, 4/21/2011 -
" read this to my daughter, she enjoed it a lot, i thought the stories were pointless and rushed "
— Mandy, 4/14/2011 -
" Bawled my eyes out at the end... "
— Heather, 3/7/2011 -
" OMG finally! Can't believe I made it. Owen, I love you dearly but this book was brutal. Glad you enjoyed reading it with your mama, though. "
— Abby, 2/8/2011 -
" Gotta love Winnie the Pooh stories! "
— Janet, 2/8/2011 -
" My kid loves it AND it makes her fall asleep. Win win. "
— poppy, 1/24/2011 -
" A fun book to read. Reminded me of my childhood. "
— Radu, 1/16/2011 -
" 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 -
" Pooh is wonderful! I DONT CARE IF I'M TO OLD! "
— Mariam, 1/2/2011 -
" A real timeless classic that everybody loves to read old & young!! "
— Nikki, 12/31/2010 -
" If you ever missed these, go back and read them - You're not complete without it. "
— Kate, 12/30/2010 -
" 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.