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reviewed Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)

A. A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard: Winnie-the-Pooh (Hardcover, 2001, Dutton Juvenile) 4 stars

The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon …

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5 stars

If given a chance to go back to my childhood, I wish I could read this book. I would sink into this quiet and fascinated world the book created for a long time. Still, I was enjoying it a lot though I am not young anymore. This is a book both for kids and for adults, especially for those who already forget they were kids a long time ago.

When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind. ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind


While reading, the question I keep asking is why these stories are so lovely.

They key is that those stories are not about pooh, not about those animals, but about the kids. They sound so familiar to us because kids are doing those things everyday. They mistake the North Pole for a real pole; they feel afraid, but at the same time brag their courage; they are illiterate but like to pretend that they know everything; they could eat the present which they are giving to their best friends; and they would do everything they can to make their friends happy again…

Innocence is the signature for the kids. If you want to write similar cute stories like those in this book, you just need to watch your kids carefully and write down all their nonsensical but cute behaviors. These small stories would immediately turn into interesting stories if you replace the name of the kids in your stories with those of different animals. One more thing, you need a little sense of humor.