House at Pooh Corner, The

178 pages

Published March 9, 1989 by Methuen Children's Books.

ISBN:
978-0-416-34180-5
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4 stars (4 reviews)

Ten adventures of Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, and other friends of Christopher Robin.

Contains: In Which [a House Is Built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore][1] In Which [Tigger Comes to the Forest and Has Breakfast][2] In Which [a Search Is Organdized, and Piglet Nearly Meets the Heffalump Again][3] In Which It Is Shown That [Tiggers Don't Climb Trees][4] In Which [Rabbit Has a Busy Day, and We Learn What Christopher Robin Does in the Mornings][5] In Which [Pooh Invents a New Game and Eeyore Joins In][6] In Which [Tigger Is Unbounced][7] In Which [Piglet Does a Very Grand Thing][8] In Which [Eeyore Finds the Wolery][9] and Owl Moves Into It In Which [Christopher Robin and Pooh Come to an Enchanted Place][10], and We Leave Them There

Also Contained in:

  • [Winnie-the-Pooh / The House at Pooh Corner][11]

[1]: openlibrary.org/works/OL7988325W/A_House_Is_Built_at_Pooh_Corner_for_Eeyore [2]: openlibrary.org/works/OL476759W/Tigger_Comes_to_the_Forest_and_Has_Breakfast [3]: openlibrary.org/works/OL476810W/A_Search_Is_Organdized [4]: openlibrary.org/works/OL476761W/Tiggers_don't_climb_trees [5]: openlibrary.org/works/OL7988389W/Rabbit_Has_a_Busy_Day_and_We_Learn_What_Christopher_Robin_Does_in_the_Mornings [6]: openlibrary.org/works/OL476832W/Pooh_Invents_a_New_Game_and_Eeyore_Joins_In [7]: …

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5 stars

Nothing short of wonderful. Each chapter is a simple story that any child could enjoy, but is often hinting at a deeper truth, even more so than in the first Pooh book. Each character has features we can all recognise in ourselves and in others. I think everyone knows a Bossy Organised Rabbit and a Grumpy Jaded Eeyore (if you don’t, it’s you!) but every story shows how we can love these people despite their eccentricities. Central to it all is Pooh, a humble Bear-of-Very-Little-Brain who is nonetheless often the wisest of everyone – a perfect pair of eyes through which to experience the stories and think about the almost philosophical points that the author quietly raises. The final chapter in particular took me utterly by surprise, and will stay with me for a long time.

Second reading: I feel the same, but more deeply. Reliving these wonderful stories was …