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Summary: Read it as an adult now. Because it's *that* sort of book.
Review: I first read Pooh as a child, when my mornings were spent with the Spotted or Herbaceous Backson, and my afternoons were spent doing Nothing. It was a good book then, which I really enjoyed.But I don't do Nothing any more. Well, not so much. They don't let you. Now my life is spent going around and around the thicket looking for the Woozle, or going bump, bump, bump down the stairs, thinking that there must be a better way, if only I could stop bumping long enough to think of it. Now I need Pooh. I need to be reminded that spelling isn't everything - that there are some days when spelling TUESDAY simply doesn't count. Pooh and Piglet are wondering where you've been. Eeyore told them that you're not coming back. "They've forgotten" said Eeyore. "Typical," said Eeyore. "How Like Them," he said. But you can come back, you know. You can find a Thoughtful Spot, or join an Expotition for the North Pole, or even drop sticks off a bridge. Because the Forest will always be there, and anyone who is Friendly with Bears can find it.
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Summary: The best book on tape ever!
Review: I just love love love this recording! The stories, of course, are wonderful, but Charles Kuralt brings them alive. His Eeyore is priceless. We listen to this over and over in the car and never get tired of it.
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Summary: Sumptuous -- Absolutely Sumptuous!!!
Review: I recieved this book (and its companion, the color edition of "The House At Pooh Corner") as a gift. I cannot speak more highly of them both. Unlike the editor at Horn, who found that the colorization detracted from the illustrations, I find exactly the opposite -- that the color lends depth and detail to the drawings, which are completely untouched otherwise. The paper is crisp, semi-glossy, and brilliant white; the cover and page edges are guilded; the typeface is sharp and crystal-clear; and the full-color endpapers are truly magnificent. In all and every way this is a truly magnificent and sumptuous edition -- with perhaps the single exception of price. And even then, with such a marvelous work, that is to be expected!
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Summary: My preschooler loves these tapes!
Review: I remember having a record of Winne-the-Pooh stories that I listened to over and over as a child. And Charles Kuralt's narration of these beloved stories brings it all back for me and creates a wonderful childhood memory for my preschooler who begs for this tape all the time. Charles Kuralt did a superb job bringing these stories to life.
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Summary: I love every animal in this book, especially piclet.
Review: I think this book suitable for everyone not only for child but adult also can read it. My friend and I love this book and try to collect the whole of Pooh's series. But I think .. The house at the Pooh corner also lovely while The Tao of Pooh was very difficult to understand for child. However, I love it!!
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Summary: Classic Pooh for 2001
Review: If you are a lover of "classic" Pooh, the Milne version with art illustration by Ernest H. Shepard, then you will love these calendars with excerpts from the THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER, WINNIE-THE-POOH and other A.A. Milne writings. The stickers at the back of the calendar are great for children (and adults) to use to identify significant and special days. I am a grandmother and give these calendars to family because they are such fun! Pooh still brightens our lives.
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Summary: Fall in love with Pooh through Charles Kuralt's voice.
Review: No one is better suited to narrate Pooh than Charles Kuralt, and these audio books are wonderful for listeners of any age. You will find them uplifting, tearful, positive and encouraging. The voice of Charles Kuralt only deepens the experience.
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Summary: Great Poems Are In This Book!
Review: There are lots of poems in this book,so you can buy it,and then get a poem in this book for Christmas,Mother's Day,Father's Day,or their birthdays,or you can give them a poem in the book,just a reward for buying it for you! However,it would have been better if Tigger was in the story,like he was in The House At Pooh Corner.
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Summary: Excellent reading of the book.
Review: This is a review of the Jim Broadbent recording of the first Winnie the Pooh book. Although it does seem to include the other recordings I have heard, and I expect his version of The House at Pooh Corner would be quite similar. Jim Broadbendt does a great job reading us WtP. Anyone who has heard the Charles Kuralt version- this version is 300% better. Jim not only has a sense of of humor, but does a different voice for each character. Two things sorely lacking on the CK versions. Now, for those who have heard the Peter Dennis recordings, well, those are better, there's no getting around that. Peter's piglet cannot be topped and he also does the most wonderful versions of the songs I have ever heard. But alas, those tapes are no longer available and Dennis never recorded the entire book(s). So, I figure Jim is still deserving of the 5 stars. Broadbent does a wonderful job of bringing out the humor in the stories, something which the Kuralt recordings do not. His Eeyore does sound a bit like Ringo Starr- but, that works rather well now, doesn't it? Pooh, well, he's a bit on the not-so-bright side, but he's cheerful and trustworthy. Piglet does sound timid and sweet. Rabbit, well, he could be a bit more edgey in these. Jim has made Rabbit a bit more sympthetic a character than I envision him. Still, the subtle nuances are not lost, even on children. And, it is nice to have an unabridged version of the story available. My children just love these cds. Which is nice. It's always good to have something that the entire family enjoys and is still a worthwhile use of time. Especialy something that one can listen to in the car that doesn't bore the pants off the driver and yet amuses the children enough to keep them quiet. I highly recommend this version for anyone who would like to expose their child to the original Pooh stories.
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Summary: Excellent reading of the book.
Review: This is a review of the Jim Broadbent recording of the first Winnie the Pooh book. Although it does seem to include the other recordings I have heard, and I expect his version of The House at Pooh Corner would be quite similar. Jim Broadbendt does a great job reading us WtP. Anyone who has heard the Charles Kuralt version- this version is 300% better. Jim not only has a sense of of humor, but does a different voice for each character. Two things sorely lacking on the CK versions. Now, for those who have heard the Peter Dennis recordings, well, those are better, there's no getting around that. Peter's piglet cannot be topped and he also does the most wonderful versions of the songs I have ever heard. But alas, those tapes are no longer available and Dennis never recorded the entire book(s). So, I figure Jim is still deserving of the 5 stars. Broadbent does a wonderful job of bringing out the humor in the stories, something which the Kuralt recordings do not. His Eeyore does sound a bit like Ringo Starr- but, that works rather well now, doesn't it? Pooh, well, he's a bit on the not-so-bright side, but he's cheerful and trustworthy. Piglet does sound timid and sweet. Rabbit, well, he could be a bit more edgey in these. Jim has made Rabbit a bit more sympthetic a character than I envision him. Still, the subtle nuances are not lost, even on children. And, it is nice to have an unabridged version of the story available. My children just love these cds. Which is nice. It's always good to have something that the entire family enjoys and is still a worthwhile use of time. Especialy something that one can listen to in the car that doesn't bore the pants off the driver and yet amuses the children enough to keep them quiet. I highly recommend this version for anyone who would like to expose their child to the original Pooh stories.
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