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Now We Are Six
Now We Are Six | A. A. Milne
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Now We Are Six is the second collection of childrens poetry written by A. A. Milne, best known for creating the beloved childrens character Winnie the Pooh (who appears in several poems). Milnes poetry isnt as famous as his Pooh stories, but it is just as magical for readers young and old. Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in ebook form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
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Roary47
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4✨ My Sister-in-law always loved Winnie the Pooh so there is a part of me that grew up knowing these stories. I am not really one for poems, but there is a truth to this story‘s. They are written as if a child wrote them, and their content in the short snippets is plots and concerns children would have. #AudibleRead

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Eggs
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A lovely collection of 35 children‘s poems with eloquent narration! Not what I was expecting but delightful nonetheless 🤎💛🤎

#Pantone2023
#SeriesLove2023
#JoysOfJuneReadathon Day 3

dabbe 🖤🤍🖤 10mo
Andrew65 Looks brilliant. Well done 👏👏👏 10mo
TheSpineView Sounds good! 💙 10mo
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julieclair
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This sweet collection of poems by A.A. Milne captures the magic and imagination of childhood. Some feature Christopher Robin, Pooh, and the gang, but many do not. All are delightful! The whimsical illustrations by Ernest H. Shepherd enhance the fun. I loved these poems as a child, and still do today. ⬇️

julieclair Thanks, @TheBookHippie for choosing this as the March selection for #Children‘sClassicRead2022. I thoroughly enjoyed reacquainting myself with this little gem! #Pantone2022 #Daffodil @Clwojick 2y
TheBookHippie It was so much fun to read! 2y
Clwojick ❤️🐻 2y
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julieclair
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Great parenting (and grandparenting) advice!

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UwannaPublishme
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I just adored this little book of playful children‘s poems! Singing them aloud made me laugh (and made my family wonder about me!) It also had a hilarious introduction and some of the cleverest rhymes I‘ve ever read. When I need a smile, I know I can always rely on A.A. Milne and Pooh! 😊
Thx @TheBookHippie and #ChildrensClassicRead2022 for another winner! 🙌🏻

PurpleyPumpkin I really enjoyed this one too! It was lots of fun. 🥰 2y
tpixie The introduction was magnificent!! 🥰 🐻 🍯 👦🏼 🥰 2y
UwannaPublishme @PurpleyPumpkin I may have to continue the series like you did. 2y
UwannaPublishme @tpixie Totally agree. 😍🙌🏻 I was hooked as soon as I read it! 2y
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DivineDiana
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A lovely book of poetry featuring Christopher Robin and sometimes, Pooh appears as well. We meet Christopher‘s friends both human and otherwise. Included are the original illustrations by Ernest H. Shepherd which are delightful! As @TheBookHippie has recommended, it is a wonderful way to start the day with a cup of coffee or a sip of tea! #childrensclassicread2022 Thank you for another choice that brings a peaceful feeling to my soul.

TheBookHippie It was wonderful 🐻💙 2y
Graywacke I have such a great memory of reading this with my son when he was about this age. 2y
DivineDiana @Graywacke How wonderful to have shared this with your son! ❤️ 2y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Sweet book, some amusing poems. Wished there‘s more of Pooh in it. My favourites are the Christopher-and-Pooh poems.

#ChildrensClassicRead2022

hannah-leeloo Awwww I'll have to get this for my eldest who's 6 at the end of the month 🥰😍 2y
TheBookHippie It‘s such a sweet read. 💙🐻🧸 2y
erzascarletbookgasm @hannah-leeloo I think it‘ll be a fun read-out-loud👍. I like Winnie the Pooh stories better though 😊 2y
hannah-leeloo Same here hun. Such a lovely character 2y
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tpixie
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This is the sweetest book
Love the poems
So glad to read It!
#ChildrensClassicRead2022

TheBookHippie It is wonderful 💙🐻🧸 2y
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Butterfinger
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Why can't a mom go back to when her own children were six and want to cuddle with you and share a child's book of poetry? 😭😭 I WANT A GRANDBABY!!!!!! Like Pooh, I was expecting this book to be different, but loved every stanza. #ChildrensClassicsChallenge @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie 💙🧸🐻 2y
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ravenlee
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I found this an enjoyable tidbit. Some poems were better than others, of course, but they were refreshing and fun overall. Thanks to @TheBookHippie for picking this for #ChildrensClassicRead2022 - especially nice as I read the two prose Winnie-the-Pooh books last summer, and my mom sent me the two poetry books (both lovely 1950s-ish editions). Glad to have a push to read at least one of them!

TheBookHippie 💙🧸💙 2y
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KatieDid927
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This was a sweet little book. I would‘ve liked a higher percentage of Pooh, but I‘m glad to finally have read this after it‘s been sitting on my shelves for years. #ChildrensClassicRead2022 @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie 💙🧸🐻 2y
EvieBee 🥰😍😍 2y
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Allylu
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Finished Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne. What a wonderful collection of poems to read in the morning! It brought thoughts of my granddaughter who is nearly two. I enjoyed it very much. #17 #BookSpin #13 #BFC22 #ChildrensClassicRead2022 #Buzzwordathon #ReadYourShelf #Pantone2022ColourChallenge

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
TheBookHippie Awe! So sweet! 2y
Clwojick 💙💙💙 2y
wanderinglynn Love Pooh stories! 💜 2y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Wet afternoons are great for curling up with a book indoors, I was enjoying a few poems from the tagged book. Loving the original illustrations by E.H. Shepard.

“Wherever I am, there‘s alway Pooh,
There‘s always Pooh and Me.”

I love Pooh 💛

#ChildrensClassicRead2022

Sapphire I love Pooh too. 2y
TheBookHippie Pooh is love!!! ♥️🐻 2y
TrishB Beautiful ❤️ 2y
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IndoorDame
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Christine, thank you for encouraging me to visit Pooh and Christopher Robin this month! I had such a wonderful time revisiting this childhood favorite! ❤️🤗🐻📚 I‘m so glad this was our #ChildrensClassicRead and my #BookSpin for March. @TheBookHippie @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
TheBookHippie 🤍💙🤍 I am so loving being with Pooh! 2y
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TheBookHippie
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#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2022 March

Pooh

Serious morning zen this month 💜🐻

tpixie Yay! March & Winnie the Pooh 🐻 🍯 2y
UwannaPublishme I started reading and was already smitten by the intro! 😍🙌🏻 2y
Blackink_WhitePaper Beautiful edition 🥰😍 2y
TheBookHippie @Blackink_WhitePaper I love purple! But also it feels fancy like an indulgence every morning -so fun! 2y
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megnews
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Thanks for bringing this sweet little volume into my life @TheBookHippie
#ChildrensClassicRead2022

TheBookHippie I‘m loving a page or two a day it‘s like a hug! 2y
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LitsyEvents
Now We Are Six | A. A. Milne
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Interested in reading this #classicchildrensbook ? Let @thebookhippie know to tag you for discussion.

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TheBookHippie
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#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2022 MARCH

Time to spend time with POOH 🐻♥️

Every morning for the past three, now in my fourth, years I have taken my coffee and my selected #ChildrensClassicRead for the month and read for ten minutes.
It is an amazing way to start the day. I‘m so excited to spend March with Pooh.

All welcome to join.

IndoorDame Ooh pretty edition! Looking forward to Pooh! 2y
UwannaPublishme Yay Pooh! I‘m ready! 🙌🏻 2y
GingerAntics I‘m really excited for this one. 2y
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curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie i absolutely adore Pooh!💜 2y
CarolynM 2y
PageShifter I got my copy so trying to join 🥳 2y
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LitsyEvents
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#childrensclassicread2022 hosted by @thebookhippie
Check out her page if you are interested!

TheBookHippie 💙📘💙 2y
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TheBookHippie
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Every morning for the past now FOUR years I have taken my coffee and my selected #ChildrensClassicRead for the month and read for ten minutes.
It is an amazing way to start the day.

#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2022 MARCH is POOH

Everyone welcome to join in and read. Low pressure buddy read. I‘ll post blurbs throughout the month as will others reading and just enjoy the zen of reading a Children‘s classic. 💙

IndoorDame I love Pooh! 2y
TheBookHippie @IndoorDame me too!! For some reason I‘ve never read this one! I can‘t wait. 2y
tpixie @TheBookHippie Pooh Bear is so wise! March will fill our hearts ♥️ 🐻 🍯 2y
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GingerAntics OH I‘VE WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TO READ BOTH OF THESE BOOKS OF POETRY!!! I AM TOTALLY IN!!! 💙💙💙 2y
erzascarletbookgasm YES! 💜 2y
Chrissyreadit This was one of my absolute favorite books….When I was one I had just begun… 2y
UwannaPublishme Another new one for me. I‘m in! 🤓📘 2y
TheAromaofBooks I just read this one last year, but I'll be interested to hear what everyone thinks!!! 2y
TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit Awe. Feel free to read along 💙 2y
TheBookHippie @tpixie right I so love Pooh. 2y
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mjtwo
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September 2020 (audiobook)
Have loved listening to these on short drives. Not that we do too many at the moment - life in lockdown 2.0! Alexander Beetle will always remind me of my own mother and childhood.

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Addison_Reads
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My #greencover for #MagnificentMarch. I read these as a child and feel in love. Several years ago my mother-in-law found the 4 book set at a garage sale and bought them for me. They are some of my most cherished books. 💚

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Leftcoastzen Treasure! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💚💚💚 4y
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TheBookHippie
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#poetry POOH

Saturday ❤️🐻

Lcsmcat I gave this book to my nephew for his 6th birthday, and he thought it had been written just for him. 4y
TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat my grandson just turned six! I‘m giving him this at his party Monday 💙📖 4y
GingerAntics 💙💙💙 I always love some Pooh!!! 4y
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rockpools
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Next years Christmas list: sheds and treehouses all round! 🏝

LeahBergen I could use one of those right about now! 😆 4y
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squirrelbrain
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It might be a bit battered (well-read!) but I still #cherish this book from my childhood....
#MOvember

julesG 😍 4y
Cinfhen Awwwwww, love that!!!!! Thanks for sharing 4y
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Chrissyreadit Ohhh! I still have my copy too! This is a beloved book 🧡🧡🧡🧡 4y
Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️❤️it is one of my most beloved books too! 4y
BethM Pooh is the absolute best. 4y
TrishB Lovely ❤️ 4y
Blaire @Chrissyreadit same!! Some of the first poems I memorized. 4y
youneverarrived Lovely 💕💕 4y
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biblioatsea
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5.26.19: Ive finished it! Some very cute poems inside.

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biblioatsea
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5.25.19: Last one!!

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squirrelbrain
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Some Beatles maths for you this morning... (or math if you‘re in the US!😁)

Now we are Seventy

minus

Now we are Six

equals

When I‘m 64

#beatlemaynia
#whenim64

Caroline2 Good one! 😀 5y
Cathythoughts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
TrishB Clever 😁👍🏻 5y
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Eggs 😂👏🏻👍🏼6️⃣4️⃣🤗💗 5y
marleed Mic Drop! 5y
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cjbattiste
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“But now I am six, I‘m as clever as clever, so I think I‘ll be six now for ever and ever.”

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cjbattiste
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I also love the connection to Winnie-the-Pooh. This is fun for all Pooh lovers!

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cjbattiste
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A very cute book filled with some of the best children‘s poems. Easy to read, some are fun and really relatable to children.

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For a long time, this has been my favourite poem. I have no idea why. The only thing I can think is that for my 14th birthday (yes you read that right) I got this lovely hardcover edition of all four Pooh books, and this was on the very last page. One day my dog pulled it off the shelf and it fell to the floor (nearly hitting him) and fell open to the very last page and there it was.
#firstimpressions #vespers #aamilne #nowwearesix #poetry

Lcsmcat I‘ve always loved this one! 5y
GingerAntics @Lcsmcat right? I don‘t know what it is, but it does have a sweet charm about it. 5y
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squirrelbrain
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More books I‘d forgotten about. Love the copy of ‘Now we are Six‘ - it‘s from 1963.

I love this - ‘Readers should take the greatest care of the books and report to the Local Librarian any defect found in them‘ - oops!

The other two are late ‘70s so still quite old, but in better condition.

Chrissyreadit I loved Now We Are Six and When I Was Very Young. Such sweet books. 5y
laurieluna I have that copy of Winnie-the-Pooh. Mine's in slightly worse condition than yours as it was well loved when I was little after being passed to me from several cousins! Love the illustrations in it. 5y
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Vertabrain
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“Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” ~A.A. Milne

This has long been my approach to writing...spending days, months, even years thinking about characters and stories, without committing the ideas to paper. I‘m better now, trying to write every day, but the struggle is real.

My A.A. Milne collection sparks my creativity, motivation, and childhood curiosity without fail

What are the books that you turn to most for inspiration?

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MatchlessMarie
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️ 6y
Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks What‘s not to love but my avatar says it all! ❤️ 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes Love it!! 6y
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lburgos9
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Now We are Six is a collection of poems written by A.A Milne. I didn‘t know about these poems until a friend introduced me to them. I enjoy how simple they are and how children and adults would both enjoy reading them. This is an audiobook of the poems that children will enjoy. https://youtu.be/5iOlObXddhE #UCFWalterslit

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Lcsmcat Excellent choice! 6y
jpmcwisemorgan Perfect! When my mom was 6, apparently she recited this in repeat. 6y
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Molly_the_mezzo I think I have about half of these memorized from childhood bedtime readings. The absolute best! 6y
saresmoore I love this little book. 6y
LeahBergen ❤️❤️ 6y
Blaire Love this! One of my favorites! 6y
merelybookish @jpmcwisemorgan That's a fun story! My son turns six in December. He is changing and definitely getting more clever. 🙂 6y
merelybookish @Molly_the_mezzo They are! Still worth reading. 6y
merelybookish @saresmoore Me too. Milne's work is so charming! 6y
merelybookish @Blaire It's a good one! ☺️ 6y
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Liberty
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Happy Birthday to my favorite literary guy. ❤️ #catsoflitsy

swishandflick O-M-G 😍 7y
britt_brooke Happy birthday, Steinbeck! 😻 I remember this from last year because today is my dog's birthday, too. 💚 7y
Lcsmcat Such a beautiful kitty! 😻 7y
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Liberty @britt_brooke Happy birthday, puppers! 🎉 7y
GraceRTaylor Your cats so adorable! It makes me miss my cat back at home 🙀 7y
rubyslippersreads That face! 😻😻😻 Happy 🎂🎂🎂, Steinbeck! 7y
britt_brooke @Liberty ☺️☺️☺️ 7y
DGRachel He's the most beautiful cat I've ever seen. 😻😻 7y
RohitSawant Happy Birthday, Steinbeck!! 🎉🎂😻 7y
bobregina 🐱💓 7y
eri.reads I love to look at pics of Steinbeck. 😻 I'm a cat lover and married a man allergic to cats so I can't have any (yet)....go figure! I'm actually still trying to figure out how the heck that happened! AND still trying to talk him into weekly allergy shots. 😈 7y
elkeOriginal So cute how light his coloring was as a kitten! 7y
Liberty @elkeo Right??? If I had known he was going to grow up to be so ugly, I never would have adopted him. 😜 7y
elkeOriginal @Liberty HA - I don't believe you! And I have never met an ugly kitty 😉 7y
julesG Happy Birthday Steinbeck! You're one of the reasons why I'm getting a cat. 😸 7y
Liberty @julesG Here's hoping yours is cute AND smart. 😂 7y
julesG The "AND" is important. ??? 7y
JenReadsAlot So precious!! Happy birthday 😻 7y
Cinfhen Awww! Happy bday 😻 7y
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Lcsmcat
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Whenever I think of #KingJohn I hear the King's Singer's setting of A. A. Milne's poem, King John's Christmas from Now We Are Six. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U0uGDrYaLTU Here's one YouTube video of it.
#seductiveShakespeare @jenniferw88

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Emily92Bibliophile
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GUYS. Two movies coming soon about the creators of two beloved children's Classics! " Goodbye Christopher Robin" is about the life of A.A Milne and what events inspired him to create the stories of Winnie the Pooh for his son, Christopher Robin https://www.google.com/amp/ew.com/movies/2017/08/04/goodbye-christopher-robin-tr... October 21!!?Monkey Business is the documentary about the creators of Curious George ....

Emily92Bibliophile About Hans and Margaret Rey and the events in their life that led to creating Curious George 🐵https://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/2016/08/05/88307250/ 7y
ephemeralwaltz Oh!! Thanks for sharing😍📚 7y
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MatchlessMarie
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Today is my baby boy's 6th birthday 🎉🎈

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drbethandherkindle
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Happy #ReadAcrossAmerica Day from my (mostly) Winnie the Pooh shelf!

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Liberty
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Birthday girl. 💗

PenguinInFlight 😻😻😻 7y
britt_brooke 🐱💕🎂 7y
LauraBrook Happy birthday, Millay! 😻 7y
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KarenUK 😻😻😻 7y
AmandaL Aww 😻 7y
Ms.Story She's beautiful!! Litsy really has me itching for a kitten!! 7y
saresmoore Beautiful! And a lovely little book, too. The perfect pairing! 7y
Suzze Happy birthday, Millay. 💜💜 7y
Mimi28 Happy Birthday 🎉😻😺 7y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Happy Birthday Sweet Girl Millay!! Che Bella!! 😘the radiator is a classic...my cat Baby (St. Baby as my mother called him) would sleep on top of a towel on the radiator...my mother believed in cats on towels everywhere...lol 7y
Merethebookgal Happy birthday!! 😻 7y
Laura317 😻😻😻 7y
LauraBeth Happy Birthday Millay 😻 7y
kspenmoll Happy happy birthday to Millay! 7y
kspenmoll We have similar radiator cover in our bedroom- my kitties love lying on it in cold weather too! 7y
MyNamesParadise Cutie pie! 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess Happy birthday!😻😺 7y
frshldy I miss the purr of a cat. Happy birthday, kitty! 7y
rubyslippersreads Happy purr-day! 🎉🐟🐁🎂 7y
Tori_will Omg so cute reminds me of my grandmas 7y
niftytiffd Pretty kitty! 😻 7y
DebinHawaii 🐱❤️ 7y
tpixie So sweet!!! 🎂 7y
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 stars.
From the intro, but I thought it was the cutest thing. And an apt post script.

#readathon #deweys24hourreadathon #poetry

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jpmcwisemorgan
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Yesterday was #InternationalLiteracyDay but the Internet gods were not cooperative. This was a favorite of my mom's when she was six. I'm pretty sure she drove her siblings nuts with her regular poetry spouting (she memorized the poem about bring 6). I gave a copy to a friend's daughter for her 6th birthday and guess who was up early this morning reading? That's right, the stubborn, spunky kid who does things her way. She'll be a reader yet.

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rachelm
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#septphotochallenge Books with Numbers in the title. Not pictured: about sixty books with some variation of "five silly monkeys" doing stuff ?????