Excellent book. I have loved the stories all my life. ( )

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Even though I grew up watching the Disney cartoons of Winnie the Pooh, I don’t think I ever actually read any of the original stories. It was nostalgic and delightful to read familiar stories and characters, and yet feel like I was discovering something new since there were differences between what Milne wrote, and the shows Disney produced. Of course, this was no surprise, but it was interesting to see what exactly those differences were. It was also nice to read some episodes that were entirely new to me.

The one this I struggled with a bit was how he uses ‘carelessly.’

Also, the illustrations found throughout the book by Shepard really added to the enjoyment of reading this book. ( )

The Pooh and Christopher Robin books are, in my mind, pure genius. They are timeless and ageless. E.H. Shepherd's illustrations are astonishing - such simplicity, yet able to capture the signature emotion of the moment. I detest the Disney version! I had records (LPs - oh, how that ages me!) of stories, poems, and poems put to music that I often listened to in bed, all the way through my high school years. The stories were read by the wonderful Maurice Evans, whose voice cannot be equaled. The poems put to music were lovely. I still occasionally sing,
"Halfway down the stairs
is a stair
where i sit.
there isn't any
other stair
quite like
it.
i'm not at the bottom,
i'm not at the top;
so this is the stair
where
I always
stop.

Halfway up the stairs
Isn't up
And it isn't down.
It isn't in the nursery,
It isn't in town.
And all sorts of funny thoughts
Run round my head.
It isn't really
Anywhere!
It's somewhere else
Instead!" ( )