{"title":"A.A. Milne","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"happy-half-hours-by-aa-milne-9781912559053","title":"Happy Half Hours","description":"A delightful selection of articles by the ever-popular A.A. Milne, many of which haven't been in print for decades. Introduced by the prize-winning children's author Frank Cottrell Boyce, this volume brings Milne's brilliant non-fiction back to the spotlight.\n\nA delightful selection of articles by the ever-popular A. A. Milne, many of which haven't been in print for decades. Introduced by the prize-winning children's author Frank Cottrell Boyce, this volume brings Milne's brilliant non-fiction back to the spotlight.\n\nA. A. Milne was a successful writer long before the classic Winnie-the-Pooh stories made him famous. Milne had a talent for regularly turning out a thousand whimsical words on lost hats and umbrellas, golf, married life, cheap cigars, and any amount of life's little difficulties. This anthology, spanning four decades of Milne's life, includes his fiercely argued writings on pacifism.Happy Half-Hoursfeatures the very best of A. A. Milne in one delightful volume.\n\n\"Milne's gift to write amusingly about themost trivial things is a kind of blessing.The kind that can put you back together againwhen all else fails.\" -Frank Cottrell-Boyce, from his introduction","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351236722924,"sku":"9781912559053","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26344813482868.jpg?v=1772505334"},{"product_id":"winnie-the-pooh-classic-collection-4-book-box-set-by-aa-milne-9780008797287","title":"Winnie the Pooh Classic Collection: 4 Book Box Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW stunning collection showcasing the original E.H. Shepard art with A.A. Milne’s timeless stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrate 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eE.H. Shepard’s original, iconic artwork has been reproduced for this 100th anniversary collection, truly paying homage to the vividness of the original art that accompanied Milne’s classic, favourite stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA.A. Milne's stories about Pooh and his friends have been loved by generations of children and their parents since \u003cem\u003eWinnie-the-Pooh\u003c\/em\u003e was first published 100 years ago in 1926. This beautiful slipcase features the four classic Winnie-the-Pooh titles in paperback: \u003cem\u003eWinnie-the-Pooh\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe House at Pooh Corner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhen We Were Very Young\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNow We Are Six\u003c\/em\u003e. Each volume features the original E.H. Shepard decorations in full colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMilne and Shepard had a unique working relationship for their time, closely collaborating on the design of the storybooks and poetry. This joint approach to laying out the words and illustrations was clearly the perfect partnership; Shepard entirely captured the charm of Pooh’s world, created by Milne, resulting in the gorgeous books we all know and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe nation’s favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for nearly 100 years. Milne’s classic children’s stories – featuring Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself – are gently humorous while teaching lessons about friendship and kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePooh ranks alongside other beloved characters such as Paddington Bear and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether you’re 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome retro reviews of the original publication in the 1920s:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eWinnie-the-Pooh\u003c\/em\u003e … in which Mr. A.A. Milne has made himself the humble chronicler, and Mr. E.H. Shepard the understanding illustrator, of the adventures of Christopher Robin and his teddy bear, is the ideal gift book.”, Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 9th December 1926\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“… a book that children will adore, and that their elders will pick up by stealth and read zestfully to the very end.”, The Aberdeen Press and Journal, 9th December 1926\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Written with a lively fancy and a delicate literary sense, these adventures are sure of a warm welcome in the nursery.”, The Scotsman, 9th December 1926\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Dialogue and situations such as these must have been as delightful to invent as they are delightful to read. And to have one’s fancies so delicately caught by the artistry of Mr. E.H. 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