Now We Are Six

by A. A. Milne, Peter Dennis (Narrated by)

Overview

Blackstone Audiobooks presents, from the unabridged collection "A.A. Milne's Pooh Classics," the forty-four poems and verses from When We Were Very Young and the thirty-five poems and verses from Now We Are Six, both performed by Peter Dennis. This is the only reading of these delightful verses authorized by A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786152865
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	04/20/2009
Series:	Winnie-the-Pooh
Edition description:	Unabridged

About the Author

A. A. Milne was born in 1882 in London. He was a playwright and journalist as well as a poet and storyteller. His classic children's books were inspired by his son, Christopher Robin. Milne died in 1956.

Ernest H. Shepard was born in 1879 in England. His pictures of the Pooh characters are based on real toys owned by Christopher Robin Milne. Shepard died in 1976.

Hometown:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Date of Birth:

January 18, 1882

Date of Death:

November 6, 1318

Place of Birth:

Hampstead, London

Place of Death:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Education:

Trinity College, Cambridge University (mathematics), 1903

Website:

http://www.penguinputnam.com

Table of Contents

Solitude		3	(1)
King John's Christmas		4	(5)
Busy		9	(4)
Sneezles		13	(3)
Binker		16	(4)
Cherry Stones		20	(2)
The Knight Whose Armour Didn't Squeak		22	(7)
Buttercup Days		29	(1)
The Charcoal-Burner		30	(3)
Us Two		33	(3)
The Old Sailor		36	(6)
The Engineer		42	(2)
Journey's End		44	(2)
Furry Bear		46	(1)
Forgiven		47	(3)
The Emperor's Rhyme		50	(3)
Knight-in-Armour		53	(2)
Come Out with Me		55	(1)
Down by the Pond		56	(2)
The Little Black Hen		58	(5)
The Friend		63	(1)
The Good Little Girl		64	(3)
A Thought		67	(1)
King Hilary and the Beggarman		68	(7)
Swing Song		75	(1)
Explained		76	(3)
Twice Times		79	(4)
The Morning Walk		83	(2)
Cradle Song		85	(2)
Waiting at the Window		87	(2)
Pinkle Purr		89	(2)
Wind on the Hill		91	(2)
Forgotten		93	(5)
In the Dark		98	(3)
The End		101

Editorial Reviews

Gr all levelsPenguin's production amplifies the fact that A.A. Milne has created some of the most memorable poetry and prose in children's literature. Charles Kuralt narrates all the tapes. When We Were Very Young resounds with Kuralt's lively reading of the nonsensical and onomatopoetic rhymes that fill the heads of toddlers. Opposite these poems, the narrator reads, with loving care, the verses about the real and imaginary playmates that warm youngsters' hearts. Now We Are Six reflects the growing complexity of a child's world. The narrator's voice is soft and vulnerable when reading of the innocent, inquisitive thoughts that preoccupy children, yet Kuralt speaks with a touch of exasperation when reading the poems depicting the young's struggle to understand the adult world. He does equally as well with Milne's stories. All the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood are introduced and their humorous escapades chronicled in Winnie-the-Pooh. While portraying the characters, Kuralt's child-like tone reflects their goodness, innocence, and wee intellect. The House at Pooh Corner continues the adventures of Pooh and introduces the bouncing, pouncing, lovable Tigger. 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. Kuralt's deep, learned-sounding voice gives the narration a fatherly, comforting feel. Libraries will want to acquire these high quality productions.Mark P. Tierney, William B. Wade Elementary School, Waldorf, MD

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