Winnie-the-Pooh (Pooh Original Edition) Reviews

• Excellent reading of the book.

  
  By A12C3HZOWOC23U on 2004-03-19
  This is a review of the Jim Broadbent recording of the first Winnie the Pooh book. Although it does seem to include the other recordings I have heard, and I expect his version of The House at Pooh Corner would be quite similar.

  Jim Broadbendt does a great job reading us WtP. Anyone who has heard the Charles Kuralt version- this version is 300% better. Jim not only has a sense of of humor, but does a different voice for each character. Two things sorely lacking on the CK versions. Now, for those who have heard the Peter Dennis recordings, well, those are better, there's no getting around that. Peter's piglet cannot be topped and he also does the most wonderful versions of the songs I have ever heard. But alas, those tapes are no longer available and Dennis never recorded the entire book(s). So, I figure Jim is still deserving of the 5 stars.

  Broadbent does a wonderful job of bringing out the humor in the stories, something which the Kuralt recordings do not. His Eeyore does sound a bit like Ringo Starr- but, that works rather well now, doesn't it? Pooh, well, he's a bit on the not-so-bright side, but he's cheerful and trustworthy. Piglet does sound timid and sweet. Rabbit, well, he could be a bit more edgey in these. Jim has made Rabbit a bit more sympthetic a character than I envision him. Still, the subtle nuances are not lost, even on children. And, it is nice to have an unabridged version of the story available.

  My children just love these cds. Which is nice. It's always good to have something that the entire family enjoys and is still a worthwhile use of time. Especialy something that one can listen to in the car that doesn't bore the pants off the driver and yet amuses the children enough to keep them quiet. I highly recommend this version for anyone who would like to expose their child to the original Pooh stories.
  
  

• Read it as an adult now. Because it's *that* sort of book.

  
  By A3KY3U5G0T7A7Q on 2000-07-05
  I first read Pooh as a child, when my mornings were spent with the Spotted or Herbaceous Backson, and my afternoons were spent doing Nothing. It was a good book then, which I really enjoyed.

  But I don't do Nothing any more. Well, not so much. They don't let you. Now my life is spent going around and around the thicket looking for the Woozle, or going bump, bump, bump down the stairs, thinking that there must be a better way, if only I could stop bumping long enough to think of it.

  Now I need Pooh. I need to be reminded that spelling isn't everything - that there are some days when spelling TUESDAY simply doesn't count.

  Pooh and Piglet are wondering where you've been. Eeyore told them that you're not coming back. "They've forgotten" said Eeyore. "Typical," said Eeyore. "How Like Them," he said.

  But you can come back, you know. You can find a Thoughtful Spot, or join an Expotition for the North Pole, or even drop sticks off a bridge.

  Because the Forest will always be there, and anyone who is Friendly with Bears can find it.
  
  

• The finest Pooh audiocassettes ever recorded!

  
  By AB2U893HHHG74 on 2001-10-24
  [This is a review of the Hodder/Headline audiocassette version] I learned to read by listening (again and again and again and again) to a pair of well-loved and well-worn LPs of the Pooh stories read by Maurice Evans. I always considered them the finest Pooh audiobooks ever recorded. Up until now! Now there's this wonderful series of fully-dramatized adventures of Pooh featuring a brilliant cast of wonderful British actors: Stephen Fry ("Jeeves and Wooster") as Pooh, Geoffrey Palmer ("The Madness of King George") as Eeyore, Judy Dench ("Shakespeare in Love") as Kanga...and best of all, the *incomparable* Jane Horrocks ("Little Voice" and Bubble from "AbFab") as a squeaky, alarmed, and altogether adorable Piglet. You don't have to be a kid to appreciate these fine recordings (and there are plenty of adult Pooh fans out there who will *love* these versions). Accept no substitutes: this is simply the finest Pooh audio series yet created, beating by a *far* distance the Alan Bennett and (ugh!) Charles Kuralt versions.
  
  

• Classic Pooh for 2001

  
  By on 2000-10-19
  If you are a lover of "classic" Pooh, the Milne version with art illustration by Ernest H. Shepard, then you will love these calendars with excerpts from the THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER, WINNIE-THE-POOH and other A.A. Milne writings. The stickers at the back of the calendar are great for children (and adults) to use to identify significant and special days. I am a grandmother and give these calendars to family because they are such fun! Pooh still brightens our lives.
  
  

• A real winner at our house!

  
  By A1RII00SE5A11L on 2000-02-23
  I am reviewing the BBC tape of Winnie the Pooh, House at Pooh Corner, A Party for Pooh, and When We Were Very Young (four tape set). This set has become a very beloved member of our home! My three-year-old son can easily listen to this for an hour, and the wonderful thing is that after many hours of listening, I still find the stories charming and funny. The narrators are just masters at characterization. Now these tapes live in our car, and we pop them in EVERY time we are driving! Wonderful, wonderful find!
  
  
• Sheer bliss to listen to. THE BEST recordings EVER
  By on 1998-11-21
  How Peter Dennis does it I don't know. He just IS the stories. Every character comes to life perfectly no one else has ever interpreted them as A.A. Milne wrote them. These recordings are a must whatever your age. I am over 50 and a "Classic" Pooh fan. It's sheer bliss to listen to them.
  
  
• black and white originals
  By A16651OR9QNJ2Y on 2001-11-03
  Horn Book review hit it on the head: the black and white illustrations are superior in every way to the colored-in versions. The original editions were, after all, illustrated with simple, clearly-outlined sketches. So now, finally, we have have Winne-the-Pooh as it was originally intended to be. On top of that, excellent quality paper, beautiful binding, a perfect size, this slip-cased edition is a collector's item.
  
  
• One of the top five must-read children's books
  By on 1999-08-16
  How did I get to adulthood without reading Winnie-th-pooh? If the only Pooh you know is the Disney version,you are in for a feast. Pooh and his friends are so much more than the mindless,flat characters in cartoons. When we read this aloud to our three children,12,5,&3, they were enthralled. The oldest understood most of the underpinnings and the two preschoolers just loved the fun. Night after night the kids would line up by the sofa,begging for more Pooh. We were all sad when the book ended,but Pooh is always with us in our hearts.

  Ya gotta get this book!
  
  

• Same great book in fancy package...
  By AKK9OOGYIUJAW on 2001-10-10
  "Winnie the Pooh" and "House on Pooh Corner" were two of my favorite books growing up. When I came across this 75th boxed anniversary edition, I just had the get it. Keep in mind, this is just the same great stories in new packages. "Winnie the Pooh" has gold trimmed pages and "House on Pooh Corner" is trimmed with silver. I recommend this to anyone who hopes to pass on the love of the original Winnie the Pooh characters to any young ones in their lives. I know I definitely will.
  
  
• My preschooler loves these tapes!
  By AEKXTN6PDKBPB on 1999-10-29
  I remember having a record of Winne-the-Pooh stories that I listened to over and over as a child. And Charles Kuralt's narration of these beloved stories brings it all back for me and creates a wonderful childhood memory for my preschooler who begs for this tape all the time.

  Charles Kuralt did a superb job bringing these stories to life.
  
  

• There's no classic like an old classic
  By AMX0PJKV4PPNJ on 2004-01-02
  Ah, the adventures of Pooh & Co. Far fewer people have read these light lovely little books than seen their animated semi-accurate Disneyfications. Should the average reader choose to actually read, "Winnie the Pooh", they'd find a series of adventures set in a child's safe/tame landscape. The great recommendation of this book (and its subsequent sequals) is the jokes that kids won't get but that adults will adore. Aside from some of the more C.S. Lewis-like twistings of the English language, some characters are written as charicatures of the timid, the pompous, and the dejected. After all, who hasn't known their own Owls or Eeyores at some point in their life? In my opinion, Piglet is almost the quintessential timid Englishman. As for the original illustrations, they cannot be improved upon (especially since the movie has so invaded the public consciousness). My advice? Get kids to read this before they see the film (which is probably an impossible thing to desire these days). You won't regret it and they'll take them to heart.
  
  
• Not just for kids...
  By A6OA3FWC9LOXZ on 2000-05-07
  Yesterday I planned on reading "The Great Gatsby," but instead I read A.A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh."

  What! you say.

  Well, I bought it a while back, and I never sat down to read it. So yesterday I just grabbed it, and started reading---and despite the fact that it's meant for children, the insight it offers is unparalleled. Maybe some of you have read "The Tao of Pooh" (which I read in high school). That book explains how Winnie the Pooh behaves in a Taoist fashion. But instead of reading the "Tao" book, I think people could have done just as well, if not better, reading the original work.

  I have great respect for an author who can write a work that appeals to both children and adults. Such is "The Phantom Tollbooth" or "The Wizard of Oz." Such is "Winnie The Pooh." The joy of reading Winnie is the absurd logic it follows. Or the way it satirizes adults, which it does quite well through the characters of Eeyore and Owl. For example, how can you NOT enjoy this passage from Chapter Four:

  "The old grey donkey, Eeyore, stood by himself in a thirsty corner of the forest, his front feet well apart, his head on one side, and thought about things. Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, 'Why?' and sometimes he thought, 'Wherefore?' and sometimes he thought, 'Inasmuch as which?'---and sometimes he didn't quite know what he was thinking about."

  Now the only decision that remains is do I read the other Pooh book I bought, "The House at Pooh Corner" or do I read F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." Hmm.
  
  

• A pre-schooler's delight
  By A8F2AZWB20X1H on 2004-03-09
  Ah, the treasures you come across cleaning out your adult child's closet once he's grown and left the nest. How could I have forgotten this enchanting book? My son used to love Winnie the Pooh and all his friends when he was three years old. In Piglet, Kanga and Baby Roo, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl and Pooh himself, A.A. Milne created some of the best-loved characters in children's literature. The stories in the book are funny and endearing, what child doesn't laugh out loud over Pooh and Piglet hunting for Woozles, and Eeyore losing his tail? Read this book out loud to your child (or silently to yourself), and you may find yourself transported back to your own childhood:

  "Isn't it funny
  how a bear likes honey?
  Buzz, buzz, buzz!
  I wonder why he does?"
  
  

• Kids love it
  By A2SJMDLX48PN35 on 2007-01-04
  My kids really like listening to this book. My husband and I can't stand the voice of Pooh Bear though. I think they want him to sound dumb but it can get a little painful. But since the kids love it so much I suffer through.
  
  
• one of our family's favorites
  By A36YIOSIJMRQQX on 2007-01-04
  This book is such a classic. I love reading it to my kids, no matter how many times they ask. (And as a homeschool mom of 4, I get asked a lot! I require it for kindergarten though.) And it gets even better the older you get. It is so funny and clever and wise and endearing. We see almost every personality type in the characters. Definitely a must-read, and if you can at all, own a copy of this book! (A good audio version is nice to have too--British accent a must!) It's on every children's book list I've seen, and with good reason--it's stood the test of time. The children in your life will thank you for introducing them to the original and still the best version of Winnie the Pooh.
  
  
• wonderful!
  By A107IOCP2U9ENI on 2007-01-11
  This book was such a sweet little something to come home to at night. This book isn't just for kids, but for adults too! relax and enjoy!
  
  
• Magical
  By on 1998-03-04
  I was given a copy of this book when I was six years old. I read it cover to cover.
  The stories are rich and entertaining, the visual imagery is perfect for a young mind and yet the language is clear and simple without the condescension of most "children's" books.
  This book is an excellent introduction to true literature for children - and adults.
  
  
• Great Poems Are In This Book!
  By A3QU2H85LA6OWW on 2000-12-15
  There are lots of poems in this book,so you can buy it,and then get a poem in this book for Christmas,Mother's Day,Father's Day,or their birthdays,or you can give them a poem in the book,just a reward for buying it for you! However,it would have been better if Tigger was in the story,like he was in The House At Pooh Corner.
  
  
• Sing Ho for the life of a Pooh
  By A15LK8DSFQZZ52 on 2003-05-18
  Unless you were just teleported here from an alternative universe where Walt Disney was a hobo and stayed locked up in jail, never to entertain the world with his many talents, you _had_ to have heard of Winnie the Pooh. This _is_ the A.A.Milne stories with the beautiful Ernest Shepard's illustrations and if you never read this, you are in for a real treat.

  The illustrations are gorgeous watercolors. The characters have more dimensions to them and the effect is more subtle. You'll recognize some stories from the Disney movies / shows - some you won't. They are great bedtime stories for your little ones and work equally well for adults.

  If you have little ones in your life, you are going to want this book to read to them or give as a shower gift to an expectant mom. If you want to see what Pooh, Piglet ant the gang are like without all the "Disneyfications", this is also a great book. And, if you're like me and have fond memories of this book, it's _definitely_ for you. Read and enjoy:)
  
  

• The Hundred Acre Wood, a favorite place to visit
  By A2P82VXUWA6TJD on 2005-12-14
  I actually enjoy Winnie-the-Pooh and The House At Pooh Corner much more as an adult than I did as a child. Maybe this is because I was not properly introduced to them at an early age. I am sure that the Disney shorts set some preconceptions in my head (namely, that these are merely childish stories). I think that the original Winnie-the-Pooh features from Disney are wonderful gems, but they do, nonetheless, depart significantly in overall character from Milne's stories. It is also true that there is a great deal of cleverness and insight here that I did not discover or appreciate until I was grown up.
  
  It turns out that these are beautiful, masterly crafted tales full of witty dialogue, lively songs, gentle landscapes, and real warmth. Shepard's lovingly rendered illustrations do not simply complement the stories, but are easily the equal of Milne's narratives.
  
  I look forward to reading these books to my boys--when they are ready for them. In the meantime, I am quite content to snuggle up with these tales myself, again and again.
  
  
• Sumptuous -- Absolutely Sumptuous!!!
  By on 1998-10-06
  I recieved this book (and its companion, the color edition of "The House At Pooh Corner") as a gift. I cannot speak more highly of them both. Unlike the editor at Horn, who found that the colorization detracted from the illustrations, I find exactly the opposite -- that the color lends depth and detail to the drawings, which are completely untouched otherwise.

  The paper is crisp, semi-glossy, and brilliant white; the cover and page edges are guilded; the typeface is sharp and crystal-clear; and the full-color endpapers are truly magnificent.

  In all and every way this is a truly magnificent and sumptuous edition -- with perhaps the single exception of price. And even then, with such a marvelous work, that is to be expected!
  
  

• I love every animal in this book, especially piclet.
  By on 1998-09-26
  I think this book suitable for everyone not only for child but adult also can read it. My friend and I love this book and try to collect the whole of Pooh's series. But I think .. The house at the Pooh corner also lovely while The Tao of Pooh was very difficult to understand for child. However, I love it!!
  
  
• Fall in love with Pooh through Charles Kuralt's voice.
  By AWPFDWFKYYIF4 on 2001-05-28
  No one is better suited to narrate Pooh than Charles Kuralt, and these audio books are wonderful for listeners of any age. You will find them uplifting, tearful, positive and encouraging. The voice of Charles Kuralt only deepens the experience.
  
  
• This is one of the best childrens book that I ever read!
  By on 2001-07-29
  This is one of the best childrens book I ever read!!! Pooh bear is adorable and funny and I found my self laughing through most of the book...so if you love winnie the pooh then read this book.
  
  
• Sweet childre''s litterature
  By A3E0AHFLD41C1P on 2006-02-24
  This is the original Winnie-ther-Pooh. The one you fell in love with as a child, when it was being read aloud to you by your parents as a bed time story. I have just used the story in an extended essay about english litterature for children, and I can very much recommend it to children, as well as adults. It has, as well as so many fairytales, so much more to it than what you understand as a child, and you ought to read it again as an adult. The only thing to comment on, is the fact that Tigger doesn't appear in this edition, but it is nevertheless extremely charming, and no child should have a childhood without it. A thing to notice is the sweet and interesting introduction by Milne himself, and the just as sweet little drawings and the map of Houndred Acre Wood in the beginning of the book.
  
  
• The best book on tape ever!
  By A4Q61CEPVY7RU on 2000-04-21
  I just love love love this recording! The stories, of course, are wonderful, but Charles Kuralt brings them alive. His Eeyore is priceless. We listen to this over and over in the car and never get tired of it.
  
  
• Same great book in fancy package...
  By AKK9OOGYIUJAW on 2001-10-10
  "Winnie the Pooh" and "House on Pooh Corner" were two of my favorite books growing up. When I came across this 75th boxed anniversary edition, I just had the get it. Keep in mind, this is just the same great stories in new packages. "Winnie the Pooh" has gold trimmed pages and "House on Pooh Corner" is trimmed with silver. I recommend this to anyone who hopes to pass on the love of the original Winnie the Pooh characters to any young ones in their lives. I know I definitely will.
  
  
• Happy with product and process
  By A86DC9D4IGCVG on 2006-11-11
  I ordered a large quantity which was gathered from several sources . They arrived on time for our event and in excellent condition . Thank you !!
  
  
• Wonderfully Clever - Beyond What You'd Expect
  By ADB8XCKNSDY5Z on 2006-12-20
  This right here is another instance of Disney finding spectacular literature, watering down its content, creating beautifully animated visuals and catchy songs to accompy the overall story, and packaging their final adaptation of the work into a wonderful product for the family-focused public. Talk about a winning formula.
  
  We can see that the cornerstone of this formula is "finding spectacular literature." Milne's creation of Pooh and his buddies definitely fits this description. Boy, can Disney pick'em or what?
  
  About three minutes into this book I was laughing. I can't tell you how much I appreciate humor that can stand on its own without constant references to celebrities or sex. I also noticed that the dialogue was VERY Lewis Carroll-esque in nature with its non-sensical approach. Then I found out Milne went to college on a mathematics scholarship. I knew something was up. Heck, one of the chapters even has a proof in it, entitled "Plan to Catch Baby Roo."
  
  Don't rely on Disney to give you the whole Pooh story, check out the original for yourself by purchasing this first book of the series. Heck, I might get me the entire Pooh literary collection now. I was that impressed.
  
  
• Wonderful!
  By A3TZHF5DHO9RJC on 2008-02-15
  My 2 1/2 year old loves this! It is soooo much better than letting her watch tv as this uses her imagination. I'm very happy I bought this.
  
  

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