Positively Pooh: Timeless Wisdom from Pooh

by A. A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrator)

Overview

Featuring favorite quotes from the original texts and E. H. Shepard's incomparable illustrations, this book offers wisdom for everyone—wisdom that our chum Pooh has gained himself, usually the hard way. With chapters entitled "For Your Inner Bear," "For Those Bothersome Days," "For When You're in a Tight Spot," and "For Those Hummy Sort of Days," Positively Pooh is the perfect means to inspire smiles and offer encouragement. This well-appointed volume will charm collectors, friends in need of a pick-me-up, and new graduates who may well have to rely on the wisdom of Winnie-the-Pooh.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525479314
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	03/27/2008
Series:	Winnie-the-Pooh Series
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	207,825
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.68(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Ernest H. Shepard was born in 1879 in England. His pictures of the Pooh characters are based on real toys owned by Christopher Robin Milne. Shepard died in 1976.

A. A. Milne was born in 1882 in London. He was a playwright and journalist as well as a poet and storyteller. His classic children's books were inspired by his son, Christopher Robin. Milne died in 1956.

Hometown:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Date of Birth:

January 18, 1882

Date of Death:

January 31, 1956

Place of Birth:

Hampstead, London

Place of Death:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Education:

Trinity College, Cambridge University (mathematics), 1903

Website:

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