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Winnie The Pooh Deep Thoughts & Ponderin
'Pooh hasn't much Brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly things and they turn out right. There's Owl. Owl hasn't exactly got Brain, but he Knows Things.'
Winnie-the-Pooh may be a Bear of Very Little Brain, but he sometimes has surprisingly astute and helpful observations on life. Full of thingish thoughts and clever plans, this is the perfect gift for deep thinkers and the philosophically inclined. It is part of a brand-new range of Winnie-the-Pooh gift books for adults - a beautifully presented range of four books to collect and enjoy!
Also available in the Now We Are Grown Up Winnie-the-Pooh gift book series:
Winnie-the-Pooh: Doubt & Disquiet for Worriers 9781405291972
Winnie-the-Pooh: Gloom & Doom for Pessimists 9781405291118
Winnie-the-Pooh: Little Somethings & Smackerels for Food Lovers 9781405291958
Winnie-the-Pooh may be a Bear of Very Little Brain, but he sometimes has surprisingly astute and helpful observations on life. Full of thingish thoughts and clever plans, this is the perfect gift for deep thinkers and the philosophically inclined. It is part of a brand-new range of Winnie-the-Pooh gift books for adults - a beautifully presented range of four books to collect and enjoy!
Also available in the Now We Are Grown Up Winnie-the-Pooh gift book series:
Winnie-the-Pooh: Doubt & Disquiet for Worriers 9781405291972
Winnie-the-Pooh: Gloom & Doom for Pessimists 9781405291118
Winnie-the-Pooh: Little Somethings & Smackerels for Food Lovers 9781405291958
- GenresFiction
64 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2018
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About the author
A.A. Milne
1,841 books3,679 followersAlan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.
After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."
He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".
He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.
After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."
He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".
He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.
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December 18, 2018
There's something very special about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends which is why these characters are still so popular nearly 100 years after the first story about them was published. I grew up reading the books, also having them read to me long before I was able to read them myself, so I'll always have a soft spot for them all and they always put a smile on my face. Thats why I was so excited to discover Egmont have created the Now We Are Grown Up collection of Winnie-the-Pooh quote books aimed at adults. These are gorgeous little hardbacks that are perfect for dipping in and out of and each one includes fabulous quotes from the stories by A.A. Milne along with E.H. Shepard's gorgeous original illustrations.
Each book collects quotes related to a different mood or feeling and as I'm sure you can guess Winnie-the-Pooh: Deep Thoughts & Ponderings for the Wise shares some of our favourite Bear of Very Little Brain's wisest musings, along with insightful comments from many of his friends. There are so many fabulous quotes but I've included a couple of my favourites just to give you an idea what you can expect:
Each book collects quotes related to a different mood or feeling and as I'm sure you can guess Winnie-the-Pooh: Deep Thoughts & Ponderings for the Wise shares some of our favourite Bear of Very Little Brain's wisest musings, along with insightful comments from many of his friends. There are so many fabulous quotes but I've included a couple of my favourites just to give you an idea what you can expect:
December 6, 2018
Een heel mooi boekje om je gelukkig te maken. Even erdoor bladeren en je voelt je direct beter. Met natuurlijk de prachtige illustraties van E.H. Shepard.
June 30, 2020
A pleasant little journey
December 4, 2018
Originally posted on Once Upon a Bookcase.
Who doesn't love Winnie-the-Pooh? There's just something about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo - their simple way of thinking, how they get things wrong in funny ways, their clever plans, their bravery and their friendship - that we can't help but fall in love with them.
And that love doesn't go away just because we're not children any more. We still have fond memories of our time with the friends, and their individual personalities. Thankfully, Egmont have published four little quote books especially for adults, the Winnie-the-Pooh: Now We Are Grown Up range, featuring snippets of our favourite The One Hundred Acre Wood inhabitants and what they got up to; Doubt & Disquiet for Worriers, Little Somethings & Smackerels for Food Lovers, Doom & Gloom for Pessimists, and Deep Thoughts and Ponderings for the Wise.
Our silly old bear isn't the brightest, but sometimes, just occasionally, he thinks a thought that makes quite a lot of sense. Then, of course, he just thinks silly things you can't help but laugh over. Deep Thoughts & Ponderings for the Wise gives us not just Pooh's moments of almost-brilliance, but also the not-quite-genius of Owl and Rabbit, too.
Each book takes a look at one specific character, with a few quotes here and there from the others thrown in. These books are adorable and brought many a smile to my face. With Christmas round the corner, they would make perfect gifts. Tailor a book to your friends personalities, or give the book that focuses on their favourite character. Or, if they're a huge fan, give them all! And don't forget to buy one or all four for yourself while you're at!
Thank you to Egmont for the review copy.
Who doesn't love Winnie-the-Pooh? There's just something about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo - their simple way of thinking, how they get things wrong in funny ways, their clever plans, their bravery and their friendship - that we can't help but fall in love with them.
And that love doesn't go away just because we're not children any more. We still have fond memories of our time with the friends, and their individual personalities. Thankfully, Egmont have published four little quote books especially for adults, the Winnie-the-Pooh: Now We Are Grown Up range, featuring snippets of our favourite The One Hundred Acre Wood inhabitants and what they got up to; Doubt & Disquiet for Worriers, Little Somethings & Smackerels for Food Lovers, Doom & Gloom for Pessimists, and Deep Thoughts and Ponderings for the Wise.
Our silly old bear isn't the brightest, but sometimes, just occasionally, he thinks a thought that makes quite a lot of sense. Then, of course, he just thinks silly things you can't help but laugh over. Deep Thoughts & Ponderings for the Wise gives us not just Pooh's moments of almost-brilliance, but also the not-quite-genius of Owl and Rabbit, too.
Each book takes a look at one specific character, with a few quotes here and there from the others thrown in. These books are adorable and brought many a smile to my face. With Christmas round the corner, they would make perfect gifts. Tailor a book to your friends personalities, or give the book that focuses on their favourite character. Or, if they're a huge fan, give them all! And don't forget to buy one or all four for yourself while you're at!
Thank you to Egmont for the review copy.
December 17, 2020
The perfect gift for a Winnie the Pooh lover
These are not new stories but collections of quotes relating to the theme of each book,
In this case it revolves around Owl and a bit of Rabbit and their know it all attitudes even though they have terrible spelling!
They are tiny! For the price I was expecting a bit more, but they are only around 60 pages, half of which are pictures. But good things come in small packages and the colours and covers are gorgeous.
I started with the Eeyore pessimists one and that one is a bit sad, The worrier one which centres around Piglet mostly is very cute , whereas this one and the food lovers are more amusing!
Perfect addition to my little Winnie collection.
These are not new stories but collections of quotes relating to the theme of each book,
In this case it revolves around Owl and a bit of Rabbit and their know it all attitudes even though they have terrible spelling!
They are tiny! For the price I was expecting a bit more, but they are only around 60 pages, half of which are pictures. But good things come in small packages and the colours and covers are gorgeous.
I started with the Eeyore pessimists one and that one is a bit sad, The worrier one which centres around Piglet mostly is very cute , whereas this one and the food lovers are more amusing!
Perfect addition to my little Winnie collection.
December 26, 2020
Selections from the Pooh books which delight and gladden the heart.
So much has been studied and written about the wisdom within the original books that these companions are a timely reminder of the genius of A.A. Milne.
Keep by the bedside and use in an emergency (like when you can't sleep).
Suitable for all ages.
So much has been studied and written about the wisdom within the original books that these companions are a timely reminder of the genius of A.A. Milne.
Keep by the bedside and use in an emergency (like when you can't sleep).
Suitable for all ages.
March 28, 2022
I love Winnie the Pooh, but the collection didn't really flow and I thought the wisdom connected to the quotes didn't always fit...
Possible Prompts:
PopSugar 2022
#9 "Found family"
#24 Read in one sitting
52 Book Club 2022
#9 Sparks joy
#10 Based on a real person (Christopher Robin)
#11 Less than 2022 Goodreads Ratings (73 at time of writing.)
#37 Set in rural area
Possible Prompts:
PopSugar 2022
#9 "Found family"
#24 Read in one sitting
52 Book Club 2022
#9 Sparks joy
#10 Based on a real person (Christopher Robin)
#11 Less than 2022 Goodreads Ratings (73 at time of writing.)
#37 Set in rural area
April 12, 2019
3.5 stars
these editions are just gorgeous! i liked this a lot but i do prefer the pessimist one.
these editions are just gorgeous! i liked this a lot but i do prefer the pessimist one.
May 21, 2020
Short but sweeet
June 1, 2020
Lovely little read.
March 21, 2022
I have grown up with Winnie the Pooh and I still love him now.
July 15, 2019
Again this was rather random, although I must admit it was a rather lovely and endearing read that took me back to my childhood in the One Hundred Acre Woods... As short and sweet as one would hope it to be, this novel contains a number of philosophical thoughts and wise musings from our favourite Bear of Very Little Brain in a heartfelt and humours manner. And, as with any Winnie-the-Pooh novel, it would not be complete without the beautiful addition of E.H. Shepard's brilliant sketches of our friends from the One Hundred Acre Woods. Reading this book genuinely felt like looking back into my childhood and, although it lacked in substance (it was only a quote book!), it made up for it in aesthetics. Although I don't think this is a book I would go back to again, I think it would make a lovely coffee table book or something to pick yourself up with when you're feeling down.
October 18, 2022
Cute little books filled with the best quotes and snippets from the beautiful works of A. A. Milne. Fully recommend for Winnie the Pooh fans, but maybe not for people trying to find inspirational words of wisdom
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