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From Snuff: 'Vimes' prompt arrival got a nod of approval from Sybil, who gingerly handed him a new book to read to Young Sam. Vimes looked at the cover. The title was The World of Poo. When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well, okay, you had to accept that the world had moved on and these days fairy stories were probably not going to be about twinkly little things with wings. As he turned page after page, it dawned on him that whoever had written this book, they certainly knew what would make kids like Young Sam laugh until they were nearly sick. The bit about sailing down the river almost made him smile. But interspersed with the scatology was actually quite interesting stuff about septic tanks and dunnakin divers and gongfermors and how dog muck helped make the very best leather, and other things that you never thought you would need to know, but once heard somehow lodged in your mind.'
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"What can I say? The complete tales of A Bear with Very Little Brain and a Very Big Heart in one volume with the original E.H. Shepard illustrations? Absolutely lovely. We can learn so much from Pooh about the purity of love and friendship, and we can learn so much about A.A. Milne from the stories and from his adorable dedications of each book to his wife. A great set of stories to contemplate from childhood to maturity, and the poems are wonderful to read out loud. Even if there are no children around."
— Amanda (5 out of 5 stars)
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" This volume contains the two books Winnie-the-Pooh and its sequel The House at Pooh Corner for a grand total of twenty Pooh stories. This volume also includes two short biographies of both the author A.A. Milne and the illustrator Ernest H. Shepard. I think the first book is the stronger of the two, but there are some really delightful stories in the second book as well. All in all, this is a really cozy and delightful book to share with a child who enjoys old fashioned, whimsical stories. "
— Chandra, 2/3/2014 -
" Good stuff.'nuff said. "
— qurat, 1/29/2014 -
" This was a read a-loud for my son making his transition to bf-ing down for a nap to reading to settle into an afternoon nap. "
— Lisa, 1/13/2014 -
" Winnie the Pooh is a classic, my favorite set of childhood stories. You can't get any better than the silly ol' bear. :) "
— Ashley, 1/11/2014 -
" Just finished reading this to Emerson and remembered how much I adored these stories as a child. I imagine this book will be read again and again in the years to come. "
— Myndi, 1/9/2014 -
" These books are so amazing! Winnie-the-Pooh is extremely wise and has much to teach us. "
— Erin, 1/2/2014 -
" My kids LOVE this book. I love it too, if only for the chance to relive all the sweetness and silliness of childhood for a few moments. "
— Stephanie, 12/29/2013 -
" very cute philosophical stories. "
— Daisy, 12/22/2013 -
" A must have for serious fans of A.A.Milne and Winnie the Pooh. Includes all the original stories, the original illustrations by Ernest Shepherd (not the modern Disney garbage) and plenty of Milne's poems. If I could only own a few books, this would be on my list. "
— Leigh, 12/20/2013 -
" I love this book :) It's so sweet and funny and whimsical. "
— Ann, 12/6/2013 -
" Love this collection! My daughter loves the stories and I love that everything is in one book with all the original illustrations "
— Kathleen, 12/1/2013 -
" boys really did not like it. i found it cute, but do not feel the cute factor carrys though in reading-a-loud "
— Momma, 11/30/2013 -
" i love these book my aunt gave me her collection of winnie the pooh books i will love then 4 ever!!!! "
— Madeline, 10/21/2013 -
" My kid loves it AND it makes her fall asleep. Win win. "
— poppy, 9/11/2013 -
" A fun book to read. Reminded me of my childhood. "
— Radu, 8/18/2013 -
" I loved it so much! "
— Heather, 5/7/2013 -
" I absolutely love the series. Like as in, all of these books. They are just so darn interesting. The classic ones are of course better than the new ones by Disney. "
— Sharon, 5/7/2013 -
" I read this all the time because it is a book of childhood and is so pure and innocent, and it makes me feel like a very, very happy. "
— Maira, 4/17/2013 -
" The Winnie-the-Pooh tales are wise, yet silly. This endearing collection manages to capture childhood, while teaching us adults about the sincerity of friendship. And never underestimate what a little smackerel of honey can do! "
— Erin, 3/11/2013 -
" Winnie The Pooh was my favorite when I was little. "
— Emily, 3/1/2013 -
" I loved this book! It was so sweet! "
— Carmen, 1/23/2013 -
" I loved the humor in this book. "
— Nicolle, 1/13/2013 -
" Today as I finished this, it is a cold & blustery day. This is one of my favorite books, so many life lessons to be learned, for young and old. A good one to reread from time to time. "
— Mary, 10/26/2012 -
" My mom got this book for my birthday one year, by my request! Such clever, cute stories! :) "
— Crizzle, 6/5/2012
About Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was an English novelist known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series. His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971, and after publishing his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983, he wrote two books a year on average. He was the United Kingdom’s bestselling author of the 1990s and has sold more than 55 million books worldwide. In 2001 he won the Carnegie Medal for his children’s novel The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature in 1998 and was knighted in 2009.