''When We Were Very Young'' is a best-selling book of poetry by
A. A. Milne
Alan Alexander Milne (; 18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as for children's poetry. Milne was primarily a playwright before the huge success of Winni ...
. It was first published in 1924, and it was illustrated by
E. H. Shepard. Several of the verses were set to music by
Harold Fraser-Simson. The book begins with an introduction entitled "Just Before We Begin", which, in part, tells readers to imagine for themselves who the narrator is, and that it might be
Christopher Robin. The 38th poem in the book, "Teddy Bear", that originally appeared in ''
Punch'' magazine in February 1924, was the first appearance of the famous character
Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard.
The first collection of stories about the character was the book ''Win ...
, first named "Mr. Edward Bear" by
Christopher Robin Milne.
[Milne, A. A. "When We Were Very Young". Methuen & Co.; London, 1924] In one of the illustrations of "Teddy Bear", Winnie-the-Pooh is shown wearing a shirt which was later coloured red when reproduced on a recording produced by
Stephen Slesinger
Stephen Slesinger (December 25, 1901 – December 17, 1953) was an American radio, television and film producer, creator of comic strip characters and the father of the licensing industry. From 1923 to 1953, he created, produced, published, develo ...
. This has become his standard appearance in the
Disney
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adaptations. On 1 January 2020, ''When We Were Very Young'' entered the public domain in the United States,
but remains protected in other countries, including the UK.
Contents
# "Corner of the Street"
# "Buckingham Palace"
# "Happiness"
# "The Christening"
# "Puppy and I"
# "Twinkle Toes"
# "The Four Friends"
# "Lines and Squares"
# "Brownie"
# "Independence"
# "Nursery Chairs"
# "Market Square"
# "Daffodowndilly"
# "Water Lilies"
# "Disobedience"
# "Spring Morning"
# "The Island"
# "The Three Foxes"
# "Politeness"
# "Jonathan Jo"
# "At the Zoo"
# "Rice Pudding"
# "The Wrong House"
# "Missing"
# "The King's Breakfast"
# "Hoppity"
# "At Home"
# "Summer Afternoon"
# "The Dormouse and the Doctor"
# "Shoes and Stockings"
# "Sand Between the Toes"
# "Knights and Ladies"
# "Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue"
# "The Mirror"
# "
Halfway Down"
# "The Invaders"
# "Before Tea"
# "
Teddy Bear
A teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a bear. Developed apparently simultaneously by toymakers Morris Michtom in the U.S. and Richard Steiff under his aunt Margarete Steiff's company in Germany in the early 20th century, the teddy b ...
"
# "Bad Sir Brian Botany"
# "In the Fashion"
# "The Alchemist"
# "Growing Up"
# "If I Were King"
# "
Vespers
Vespers is a service of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic (both Latin and Eastern), Lutheran, and Anglican liturgies. The word for this fixed prayer time comes from the Latin , meanin ...
"
See also
* ''
Now We Are Six
''Now We Are Six'' is a book of thirty-five children's verses by A. A. Milne, with illustrations by E. H. Shepard. It was first published in 1927 including poems such as "King John's Christmas", "Binker" and "Pinkle Purr". Eleven of the poem ...
'', another book of poetry by A. A. Milne
References
External links
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1924 children's books
1924 poetry books
Books illustrated by E. H. Shepard
British children's books
Children's poetry books
English poetry collections
Methuen Publishing books
Poetry by A. A. Milne
Winnie-the-Pooh books
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