Milne & Shepard : Now We are Six (Hbk) by A A Milne see more by A A Milne Studio Penguin Books LtdLabel Penguin Books Ltd

Closer Look List Price: £7.96 From: Penguin Books Ltd From: Penguin Books Ltd Salesrank: 2398671 Released: 2008-02-25 You Save: £ (%)! Lowest New Price: Click Here  Pages: 112 Format: Hardcover Customer Rating: Also Shop International: (Not all items available internationally)          Milne & Shepard : Now We are Six (Hbk) Editorial Review: This is A.A. Milne's second volume of verse about Christopher Robin and his friends. From short simple rhymes like "Solitude" to the longer poems, such as "King John's Christmas", there is a poem to suit any storytelling session. With E.H. Shepard's original illustrations in colour, this is an attractive and entertaining book for adults to share with young children. --Philippa Reece Customer Reviews: Lovely old fashioned book, a perfect gift I wanted a good quality hard backed copy of Now We are Six for a reading at a family wedding. This edition didn't disappoint. The poems themselves are timeless, perfect for reading aloud. The book has a lovely, old fashioned feel with Ernest Shepard's illustrations on nice weighty pages. It even has a ribbon page marker - a nice touch. This book will withstand many years of enjoyable reading. Wonderful I am so glad I bought this book for my six year old daughter. We already had When we Were Very Young, which she loves, so naturally I bought the 'follow up'. This is a very nice edition having the benefit of the lovely illustrations picked out in watercolours, which adds to the enjoyment for the child. I love reading the poems, they are so evocative of a more innocent time and in my opinion an essential part of any child's heritage. Thoroughly recommend this book. Best bedtime book My 3.5yr old loves this book. It's the first thing we reach for if she needs a story to calm her down in the middle of the night. I remember many of these poems from my childhood and even as an adult I never tire of reading them aloud. Lovely edition Bought these editions of "When We Were Very Young" and "Now We Are Six" for my mother as it was a favourite book of hers when she was young. They are beautifully produced with the original Shepherd drawings very tastefully painted in in watercolours. Printed on pale yellow pages with a quality book binding. Overall these have a lovely feel and lovers of these rhymes will not be disappointed. I am very pleased I chose these editions and so is Mum! Simple lovely I have just brought Milne's exquisite book for my daughter's sixth birthday as my father did for me and his father for him and she has already fallen in love with King John, the Good and Bad Bears and Shepherd's ever delightful illustrations and enjoys reading the classic poems to her array of bedtime toys as much as hearing them herself. These are not just cutes rhymes for those too young to have learnt discernment, Milne is a genius when it comes to choice of topic - as appealing to children now as it was four generations ago - and of using the essential 3R's of any classic for young children: repetition, rhythm and rhyme. That other essential element required to male a child's book "classic" - that adults must enjoy reading it themselves - is also present; it was lovely to hear again the old favourites and to see the pleasure I felt at six reflected in the face of my own offspring. This book is a must for any family's bookshelf, as is its 'prequel' "When We Were Very Young". Make sure you but the hardback though, by the time my two younger brothers had passed six years, my own paperback had disintegrated with overuse. Related Categories: >> >>Books >>Subjects >>Children's Books >>Authors & Illustrators >>M >>Milne, AA