Now we are six

By A.A. Milne

When I was 6 I was gifted this book from my aunt. There is an inscription on the inside cover:
To Simon 
with love 
Emily-Louise
xxx
because everyone should have this when they are six. 
Happy Birthday.

This is one of my favourite poem books from when I was going up. Reading it now though as changed my perspective a little there are certainly poems in here that I adore, like The End and Waiting at the Window, Twice Times and A Thought and my personal favourites The Old Sailor and Forgiven. But there are certainly others that hold no affection for me at all. I guess, when I really think of it, I doubt I have even read this book from cover to cover before, until now.

Whilst researching this item I discovered that "Winnie the Pooh" was a tiny portion of A.A.Milne's work. Have a look below at the list of 'other books' abd you'll see what I mean... I wonder how many of his other works are still in print.

Synopsis

'Whenever I am, there's always Pooh. There's always Pooh and Me.'
This book, as When We Were Very Young, contains A.A. Milne's verses about Christopher Robin and of course Pooh, who wouldn't like to be forgotten, and is packed with Earnst Shepard's beautiful illustrations.

Author

Alan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. (Wikipedia)

"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

Other books

• Lovers in London (1905. Some consider this more of a short story collection; Milne did not like it and considered The Day's Play as his first book.)
• Once on a Time (1917)
• Wurzel-Flummery (1917)
• Belinda (1918)
• The Boy Comes Home (1918)
• Make-Believe (1918) (children's play)
• The Camberley Triangle (1919)
• Mr. Pim Passes By (1919)
• The Red Feathers (1920)
• The Romantic Age (1920)
• The Stepmother (1920)
• The Truth about Blayds (1920)
• The Bump (1920, Minerva Films), starring Aubrey Smith
• Twice Two (1920, Minerva Films)
• Five Pound Reward (1920, Minerva Films)
• Bookworms (1920, Minerva Films)
• The Great Broxopp (1921)
• The Dover Road (1921)
• Mr. Pim (1921) (A novelisation of his 1919 play Mr. Pim Passes By)
• The Red House Mystery (1922)
• The Lucky One (1922)
• The Truth About Blayds (1922)
• The Artist: A Duologue (1923)
• Give Me Yesterday (1923) (a.k.a. Success in the UK)
• Ariadne (1924)
• The Man in the Bowler Hat: A Terribly Exciting Affair (1924)
• To Have the Honour (1924)
• When We Were Very Young (1924) (illustrated by E. H. Shepard)
• A Gallery of Children (1925) 
• Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) (illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard)
• Portrait of a Gentleman in Slippers (1926)
• Success (1926)
• Now We Are Six (1927) (illustrated by E. H. Shepard) 
• Miss Marlow at Play (1927)
• The House at Pooh Corner (1928) (illustrated by E. H. Shepard)
• The Fourth Wall or The Perfect Alibi (1928) (later adapted for the film Birds of Prey (1930), directed by Basil Dean)
• The Ivory Door (1929)
• Toad of Toad Hall (1929) (adaptation of The Wind in the Willows)
• Michael and Mary (1930)
• Two People (1931) (Inside jacket claims this is Milne's first attempt at a novel.)
• Four Days' Wonder (1933)
• Other People's Lives (1933) (a.k.a. They Don't Mean Any Harm) 
• Miss Elizabeth Bennet (1936) [based on Pride and Prejudice]
• Peace With Honour (1934)
• Sarah Simple (1937) 
• Gentleman Unknown (1938)
• It's Too Late Now: The Autobiography of a Writer (1939)
• The General Takes Off His Helmet (1939) in The Queen's Book of the Red Cross
• War With Honour (1940)
• Behind the Lines (1940)
• War Aims Unlimited (1941)
• The Ugly Duckling (1941)
• Chloe Marr (1946)
• The Norman Church (1948) 
• Before the Flood (1951).
• Year In, Year Out (1952) (illustrated by E. H. Shepard)