Winnie The Pooh

This is a book that every Canadian of every age should read. Perhaps we could reduce the amount of animosity in society.

Christopher Robin and his lovable Winnie-the-Pooh are quite inseparable. However, in the Hundred Acre Wood, the two rarely cross paths as Pooh spends much of his time tormenting the bees in various trees as he attempts to sneak off with some of their honey; searching for Eeyore's illustrious tail, which manages to disappear quite often; prances among the wood with wee Piglet searching for Woozle's and Heffalump's; bothers wise Owl as he attempts to receive answers to his many burning questions; tricking lovable Kanga as he rushes off with the young Roo; and aggravating Rabbit by getting stuck in his front door. However, no matter what the wonderful Pooh does, Christopher Robin still feels love for his crazy, silly old bear.

I have loved WINNIE-THE-POOH since I first began reading, and was overjoyed to find this brand new, 80th Anniversary Edition of the classic children's tales that won my heart years ago. The illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard filling each and every page are exquisite, as are the thick, butter-colored pages that the wonderful words are printed on. The fabulous thing about this collection is that each chapter is a tale of its own, so they are perfect for bedtime. My only qualm is that there is no sign of Tigger within these pages; however, hopefully he'll come along in the next installment. A delightful, must-own collection for any POOH fan - just in time for the holidays!

What can I say about this book? Except that if you haven't read it, you really must. A truly wonderful story to read-aloud and suitable for all ages, young and old. The language and the illustrations are both equally beautiful. The 7yo has always been a big Winnie the Pooh fan and seeing the twinkle in his eyes as I read this to him is priceless. These would also make wonderful bedtime stories as each chapter is pretty much a self-contained story, though reference to past events is occasionally mentioned. We are both looking forward to reading the sequel, The House at Pooh Corner. I only wish Milne had written more.