Now We Are Six

The classic poems of A. A. Milne with Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh. These poems are for probably 6 and below and anyone who loves Pooh. I read these at lunch and maybe I was in the wrong headspace for this, but I wasn't so impressed by them. I felt they were either too silly or the verse wa......more

Like When We Were Very Young, this is also a terrific compilation. I love it when an adult can see through a child's eyes without losing his "adult-ness". Milne's poetry is simple and beautiful, and his humour can be enjoyed by adults and children alike. Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh need no......more

When I was very young, I eyed this book cautiously. Six seemed immeasurably ancient. I feared being infected with age.......more

This and the previous volume When We Were Very Young has reconfirmed my faith both in enduring literature (enjoyed by adults and children alike) and in poetry: it has rhythm, rhymes and tells a story and isn't just a string of words apparently meaninglessly stringed together. Perhaps the reason I en......more

Of all the knights in Appledore The wisest was Sir Thomas Tom He multiplied as far as four And knew what nine was taken from To make eleven. He could write A letter to another knight.......more