Winnie-the-Pooh (Full-Color Gift Edition) (original 1926; edition 1991)

Immagino che tutti conoscano Winnie-the-Pooh.Personalmente non sono mai stato un grande fan dei cartoni della Disney, ma questo libro mi ha veramente conquistato: la semplicità delle storie tradisce il target infantile a cui i racconti son rivolti, eppure Milne riesce a parlare ai bambini senza trattarli da stupidi, condendo le vicende con garbata ironia e spassosi dialoghi surreali. Buone anche le poesie. Nota di merito a Rabbit (Tappo, per la Disney): nel cartone mi ha sempre dato l'idea di un vecchio scassapalle, qui l'ho trovato molto diverso, sarcastico e canaglia al punto giusto. Consigliato a tutti, bambini e adulti. ( )

A truly adorable book for kids and adults alike. :D ( )

Winny de Puh is the Spanish edition of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne. The book consists of ten chapters which are different stories or adventures of Pooh and his friends. The story of Winnie the Pooh is an interesting spin on traditional literature with morals. While there aren't explicitly stated morals of each tale as if they were parables, Pooh offers unique philosophical perspectives on his situations, relationships and life in general. While the stories in the book may seem directed at younger audiences, even higher level readers can benefit from discussions related to Pooh's interesting perspectives.

Specifically the Spanish edition could all provide a very fun and light-hearted source of Spanish-language reading to develop the reading comprehension skills of more advanced Spanish students. ( )

I grew up on Winnie-the-Pooh, but only the Disney version. I mean, I had wood-cuts of the figures hanging on my wall as a child, along with Pooh curtains, Pooh bedspread, and even a Pooh lamp and coat rack. But somehow, someway, I had never been exposed to the original book. I picked this copy up a few years ago at a thrift store in New Bern that no longer exists and finally sat down to read it.

This book was pretty much guaranteed to find a place in my heart because of the place Pooh already had, but the whole structure of the storytelling makes it jump to the top of the list. Here we have the story of the narrator (obviously Milne) telling stories to his son Christopher Robin about his adventures with his toys. This is what parenthood is, folks. Milne creates the world in which his son imagines himself, and his son loves every minute of it, completely buying the stories his father tells him as truth, because why wouldn't he?

And the way the stories are written, we are immediately a part of this world that Milne has created for his son. That's the magic of a good children's story.

This book is definitely going to find a regular place in my children's bedtime stories. ( )

This is the story of Pooh bear and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. This is a classic book that teaches the value of friendship. ( )