Now We Are Six

Title: Now We Are Six

Author: A. A. Milne

Illustrator: Ernest H. Shepard

Rating: ★★★★★

Age Category: Children's Literature

    Dust Jacket Synopsis: 

    For all who are six or sixty-six, or anywhere in between, A. A. Milne wrote this collection of verses about Christopher Robin and, of course, his great friend, Winnie-the-Pooh.

    Readers will be moved by the gentle humor and playful rhythms of what have become some of the best-loved poems for children. And they will find delight and reassurance in Milne's world - an always accessible, sun-filled realm of the imagination - a world perfectly rendered in Ernest Shepard's enchanting illustrations.

    The essential book for that all-important birthday, Now We Are Six is much more than a worthy successor to When We Were Very Young. It is a classic in its own right, treasured by every new generation of readers.

When We Were Very Young

 

Title: When We Were Very Young

Author: A. A. Milne

Illustrator: Ernest H. Shepard

Rating: ★★★★★

Age Category: Children's Literature

    Dust Jacket Synopsis: 

    A. A. Milne's classic celebration of childhood, When We Were Very Young, is a collection of verses that reach to the heart of the youngest listener. His poems sing with a playful innocence, weaving together the worlds of reality and enchanting make-believe. They are matched perfectly by Ernest Shepard's whimsical illustrations, which have delighted and reassured countless readers. Those who look carefully will discover the very first appearance of that Best Bear in All the World, Winnie-the-Pooh. 

    These poems have been read and reread to generations of children. Today, more than sixty years after their first publication, they still ring so true that they will surely find a cherished place on every bookshelf.