So, it's been a bit quiet from me on the blog over the last couple of weeks - it's not that I've not been reading, it's just that I'm reading a couple of monsters ... Gone with the Wind (print), AND, War and Peace (audio). Boy oh boy - they are a bit on the daunting side, just because of the sheer size of them. I am enjoying both books but was starting to feel that I wasn't getting anywhere in terms of "the list" - so, for a bit of light relief, I've just spent a couple of hours reading Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne. I chose the print edition so that I could get the full benefit of the words plus the glorious illustrations by E.H. Shephard. What an absolute treat. I read the whole book with a smile on my face. It is sweet, touching and funny. For those of you who may not know, our eponymous hero is a bear of little brain but a big love of honey (or hunny as he would say). He lives in a wood with a whole host of neighbours - nervous Piglet, know-all Rabbit, wise Owl and sad and sarcastic Eeyore. There are various adventures, usually involving their best human friend - Christopher Robin. It is a study of friendship, language and community. Each chapter is a different adventure - from Pooh trying to disguise himself as a cloud in order to fool the bees guarding their honey, to the whole cast going on an expedition to find the North Pole. I cannot praise this book highly enough and can completely and utterly understand why this book lives long in the hearts and minds of anyone who has read it. A tonic for anyone feeling down in the dumps. I just wish I had children of a certain age to give me an excuse to read it to them (and me) time and time again!
My STAR rating: FIVE.
Length: 161 print pages.
Price I paid: free (borrowed from my local library).
Formats available: print; unabridged audio CD; unabridged audio download; ebook.
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