Name: The house at Pooh Corner
Rating: 4.505952380952381 (84 reviews)
ISBN: 0525444440

A. A. Milne

Ten adventures of Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, and other friends of Christopher Robin.

The house at Pooh Corner

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The House at Pooh Corner

I probably could have finished this much sooner but for some reason reading each chapter slowly feels so much more meditative and calming. And also, the characters were all so charming (perhaps the most charming) and so I didn’t want to end the book. The world feels so alive while at the same time remaining quaint and cozy, with every character managing to flesh out the other and foil each other. They’ll have friends and maybe friends they don’t like so much, but they’re still a neatly knit band of characters whose interactions are, sorry to use the word again, just charming. But the world also feels lived in and NOT necessarily confined to the lives of the main characters, with a few mentions of Rabbit’s friends-and-relations. Something that I really loved was how the book doesn’t really talk down to the reader or try to stay too simple like some children’s books do which makes it just as enjoyable for adult audiences. I do think I preferred the stories from the first half of the book more than I did in the second but they still managed to be all around sweet, wholesome, and simple in the way a child is simple (which is a compliment). Now I’m on to book one as I realized that this is actually the second book i picked up but I don’t know how much I’ll enjoy it because it has no Tigger in it.

Rachel

E. H Shephard

House at Pooh Corner

Much like the previous Pooh book, a delightful stroll back through my childhood memories. 

Liam Richardson

I LOVE THEM ALL!!! THE LAST STORY IS SO CUTE

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Amrie Cruz

Emmett

Lovely and brilliant. Having not had this in my childhood library I wonder how much the experience would change had this reading been a nostalgic revisitation as opposed to a fresh look. Despite their quasi-fantasy setting, I'm surprised how these stories can be startlingly realistic - there are scenes in which characters learn unexpected lessons about life, scenes in which the reader realises no one really knows anything but they're too ashamed/proud to admit it, characters who seem smart but who really aren't, playful puns, harmless laughable moments, complex emotions of timidity, embarrassment, resentment... Life's most distinct, vibrant colours summed up in simple, readable words.

The simple words do not make the end of the book less sad; perhaps it made it more heart-breaking and I was surprised by how deeply I was affected by it. "Pooh, promise you won't forget about me, ever." The end marks a poignant departure, a last, hesitant, good-bye to an idyllic, imaginative childhood.

Helen Ball

Grace O'Callaghan

Although I rated them both the same, I do believe that Winne The Pooh was better than The House At Pooh Corner. I just overall preferred the chapters. They were more compelling to me.

Despite this fact, Tigger was not in the first book and he's definitely my favourite character. He's just so energetic and lively and ambitious. He's just a ball of sunshine.

Also because this is the last novel of Winnie The Pooh, the ending was so bittersweet. It was just so perfect and made my heart sing.

To conclude, this was a delightful sequel. However not as good as the first one in my opinion.

Meredith Rose

Very sweet! Just like with the first book, there were a few stories that I remembered very vividly from my childhood. I love everything about these audiobooks - the story, the narration, the sound effects - everything!

Mari

This is adorable to read to a child and it's just so precious. So wholesome. My heart

Alan Alexander Milne

Dinda

Yang ini tambah manis. Semua ceritanya favorit!

Sandy

These stories are so much more than mere stuffed animal make-belief, and my love for them increases with every read.

Compared to the first book we get actual character development of those we know already, new characters that are introduced and important themes like prejudice, personalities, tolerance or growing up that are woven so carefully into those stories; I can't help but be in awe of Milne.

It's a lot more difficult than we might think to convey complex issues into a simple language that young children as well as adults can understand. The last story is especially moving, with that realisation that even happy times change, life just can't stay the same, and while that's tough and sad, we can hold on to the memories and our inner child.

Also, this book in particular has one of the most beautiful dedications I have ever seen:

You gave me Christopher Robin, and then
You breathed new life in Pooh.
Whatever of each has left my pen
Goes homing back to you.
My book is ready, and comes to greet
The mother it longs to see -
It would be my present to you, my sweet,
If it weren't your gift to me.

The house at Pooh Corner

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