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Winnie the Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition Review
User Submitted Winnie the Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition ReviewsSeptember 19, 2008 Excellent book I bought this for my niece and it brought back memories of my childhood. Wonderful book at great price! April 7, 2008 Classic I bought this for my nephew, i remember having this read to me as a boy, just a fantastic classic. Just timeless, i think its better to let them create a picture in their mind rather than sit them in front of Disney ..... March 26, 2008 The book that started it all This is the book that started the Pooh empire. Seeing the characters as they were originally created was great, and the stories are amazing. Each chapter is a stand alone story that introduces the reader to new characters and adventures. We learn how Pooh got his name(s) and why he lives under the name 'Mr. Sanders' in the forest. The style of writing and the illustrations are great for any age and reading stories about their favorite stuffed animals is great for kids. January 18, 2008 Lovely book Love this book - my baby's nursery is all winnie the pooh and this looks great on the bookshelf. Will start reading it to him when he is more interested in stories Great book! December 23, 2007 a JOY to hold as well as READ Before I bought this book I had read a few comments complaining about the color of the pages... somewhat yellowish in an almost but not quite parchmenty sort of way. Oh bother, said I, This is coloring my experience of the book. It's been in the back of my mind through every chapter, "Do I like this? Or do I not?" First let me say I love the brushed watercolors over the illustrations... I'm enthralled by the book jacket and the way the window is lit up by the colored version beneath on the actual cover... and the truth is I would have picked a slightly different page color -- but that's besides the point. It's still a lovely edition and my first grader certainly has no complaints. On top of that, I'd forgotten how wonderful Pooh is. I'm so jaded by the Disney versions that invade every store and home (except mine) that I've spent a lot of time bypassing poor Pooh & Co altogether. We had recently revamped reading aloud here at home because books "written for first graders" were too mindless, books written at the reading level of Pooh today are written for an intellectual level of thought and humor that is beyond the first grader (A. A. Milne had an incredible gift for including all levels of maturity in these works) so our attempts there got tossed aside as my first grader played with his toes, fingers, hair and anything else he could reach because the books just weren't "keeping him." So I tallied up a new library budget and between Amazon and Abe Books did an overhaul... Pooh certainly is one that has hit the spot. The writing is more like how I would speak to my son, but the story is still appealing to the imagination of a first grader, the plot easily managed... so we've started each sit down with a couple of Milne poems and then followed it up with a chapter or two from this and The House At Pooh Corner Deluxe Edition thank the heavens for older books still in print! Do yourSELF the same favor, and while you're at it, toss out any of those Disney Pooh books... this will do so much more for your child's development. October 30, 2007 Fast delivery and the book is ad advertised. I am very pleased with the service I got on this order. Everything was as promised. September 10, 2007 Glad I bought it The book is beautiful and showcases the original Pooh stories instead of the Disney version. July 3, 2007 Somewhat Disappointing First of all, as pretty as the die-cut dust jacket is, it's prone to tearing. And if you have young children this is likely to be an issue, which sort of spoils the whole collector's/heirloom edition thing. Second, although I would ordinarily like the cream colored pages and colored illustrations, I don't like how they did it for this edition. Starting in the early '90s Dutton published full-color editions of all four of Milne's books (Winnie-the-Pooh, The House At Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young, and Now We Are Six) on white paper, and the illustrations blended perfectly with the pages. Unfortunately, for this 80th anniversary edition the publisher seems to have simply reused the color pictures from the 1991 edition, complete with the white backgrounds for each illustration. The effect of this against the cream colored pages of this new book looks a bit sloppy to me, as if someone had cut out the pictures from the 1991 edition and pasted them onto the pages of this new one. The older color editions of Milne's books are still available through Amazon (search for "Winnie-the-Pooh full-color gift edition"), and in my opinion they're nicer than this new edition. June 1, 2007 A lovely book Having grown up reading "Winnie the Pooh," I purchased this book as a baby present for a friend. Upon receipt, I was pleasantly suprised - it was not the typical book - it is exceptionally beautifully printed. The pages are thick, in a light, creamy yellow color (not the usual white). The cover is a layered cut-out, and the color illustrations are beautiful. If you are seeking a book to give as a present, this is a stand-out that you will be proud to give. May 13, 2007 Winnie the Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition Great book to read. If you don't have it then you should get it. For more Winnie the Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition reviews click here.
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