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Piglet Is Entirely Surrounded by Water
Charles Kuralt's masterful narration of Winnie-the-Pooh received a Grammy Award in 1998. Now these same recordings are available in high-quality, low-priced book-and-tape packages. Each Pooh Read-Along features a full-color 32-page story from the original Winnie-the-Pooh and an audiocassette. Children can listen to the story on Side 1, or follow along with the page-turn signals on Side 2. Children of all ages will love these stories of the Best Bear in All the World.
It's been raining, and Piglet is stranded. But Pooh is a Very Clever Bear, and he and Christopher Robin set out to rescue Piglet in their boat, The Brain of Pooh.
It's been raining, and Piglet is stranded. But Pooh is a Very Clever Bear, and he and Christopher Robin set out to rescue Piglet in their boat, The Brain of Pooh.
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First published January 1, 1926
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A.A. Milne
1,749 books3,626 followersAlan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.
After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."
He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".
He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.
After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."
He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".
He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.
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December 21, 2013
"I must find Christopher Robin or one of those Clever Readers."
August 22, 2014
Perfect little book of one story from Winnie the Pooh.
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December 18, 2024It has been raining and raining in the Hundred Acres Wood. Not necessarily of biblical proportions but it has still been a lot of rain. In fact poor Piglet's home is surrounded by water to such an extant that he is trapped inside. He ends up putting a note in a bottle and tossing it into the waters in the hopes that someone will find it and come rescue him. Lo and behold someone does find it but it is Pooh, who can't read. However he does eventually meet Christopher Robin who can and off they go in Christopher Robin's umbrella, which they use as a boat, to rescue him. This is a delightful book that can be read to a young child who can't read yet or be read by a child who is a bit older. The Pooh stories have stood up to the test of time and are still fun to read. I should add one word of caution. The book uses the original illustrations and thus the characters do not necessarily look like they do in the Disney cartoons. That might be a wee bit disconcerting to some children. Happy reading
December 24, 2020
Classic Pooh Bear in Full Colour
This beautiful, slim book that's "just right" for small hands to hold, is chapter 9 of A.A. Milne's Winnie The Pooh published separately as part of The Original Pooh Treasury. Since Winnie the Pooh isn't a chapter book in the usual sense of "what happens next will be in the chapter that follows this one," it's more than reasonable to have this series with large, very easily readable serif type, and Ernest H, Shepard's original "Classic Pooh" illustrations in full colour. The pictures also are a lot bigger than in the original, so there's more to look at and enjoy! This is literature every twenty-first century youngster needs to read so they can learn to love Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo, Christopher Robin, Piglet. And Pooh bear, of course. Sadly, Eeyore isn't in this particular story, so they'll need to meet him elsewhere. Truly delightful!
This beautiful, slim book that's "just right" for small hands to hold, is chapter 9 of A.A. Milne's Winnie The Pooh published separately as part of The Original Pooh Treasury. Since Winnie the Pooh isn't a chapter book in the usual sense of "what happens next will be in the chapter that follows this one," it's more than reasonable to have this series with large, very easily readable serif type, and Ernest H, Shepard's original "Classic Pooh" illustrations in full colour. The pictures also are a lot bigger than in the original, so there's more to look at and enjoy! This is literature every twenty-first century youngster needs to read so they can learn to love Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo, Christopher Robin, Piglet. And Pooh bear, of course. Sadly, Eeyore isn't in this particular story, so they'll need to meet him elsewhere. Truly delightful!
May 17, 2023
This storybook contains Chapter IX from Winnie-the-Pooh in which Piglet is caught in a flood.
When Piglet finds himself trapped by rising flood waters, he sends a message in a bottle to summon help, and Pooh and Christopher Robin come to the rescue.
This series takes individual episodes from the Winnie the Pooh novels and publishes them as stand alone storybooks. It would be great for younger readers who find the larger books daunting or who only enjoy a few of the individual tales.
When Piglet finds himself trapped by rising flood waters, he sends a message in a bottle to summon help, and Pooh and Christopher Robin come to the rescue.
This series takes individual episodes from the Winnie the Pooh novels and publishes them as stand alone storybooks. It would be great for younger readers who find the larger books daunting or who only enjoy a few of the individual tales.
January 1, 2023
This was a very nice introspective book on Piglet. It was fun being able to be inside Piglet’s mind as he came up with a solution for the situation he had found himself in. Pooh and Christopher Robin also had important roles in the story and I found myself excited for their success. A good Pooh story indeed.
October 8, 2024
“It’s a little Anxious,” he said to himself, “to be a Very Small Animal Entirely Surrounded by Water…” (Piglet)
This little gem is my go to for anxiety lately. (Children’s books are AMAZING for that btw). I love AA Milne’s voice and how profoundly simple his stories are.
✨I am piglet and piglet is me✨
This little gem is my go to for anxiety lately. (Children’s books are AMAZING for that btw). I love AA Milne’s voice and how profoundly simple his stories are.
✨I am piglet and piglet is me✨
September 22, 2017
I mean, I love winnie-the-pooh and friends, but I'm unsure of the necessity of printing each chapter as a separate book. I guess for small hands to carry around, but then why not use a larger print so small people might read it?
December 27, 2020
Honestly the first book in the series so far for me, that i out loud giggled at pooh bear! 🧸 his a bear of little brain, but his smart when it counts!
June 14, 2021
Super great book
January 11, 2022
Another one my kid likes pointing at right now while we explain what is in each picture.
March 7, 2022
This book belongs to Petra. She could not say right but gave me left.
October 26, 2022
Read with John ❤️
November 22, 2022
So cute! I loved this Expotition to save Piglet. Oh, the imagination God granted to A.A. Milne! I’m so glad he shared it with the rest of us.
October 1, 2023
Brilliant, as always!
December 26, 2023
Very cute! Defintely can see the abridged-ness of these editions. Passed it on to my future nephew :)
June 18, 2024
A joyous book with illustrations and great plot! A classic I enjoyed immensely. Never a better way imagined to spend six minutes of my time. Poor piglet!!!
September 27, 2024
Perfect story for a rainy day.
April 8, 2025
My favourite of the mini stories so far. A lovely tale of Piglet and his friends. I'd love a ride in an umbrella boat 😀
June 12, 2023
When it rains and rains and Piglet is stuck and Pooh with less brains and a cleaver idea to rescue Piglet 🥰😃
October 27, 2013
This is a nice simplification of Milne for very young children; my daughter loved it when she was 2 1/2 or so, still too young to care for the longer versions of the story. I particularly like that the illustrations are the old ones (not Disney), chosen with an eye to making the story make sense. Now that she is older we will be moving on to the full story, but these were a very good introduction, and Milne's prose (even abridged) is quite pleasant for reading out loud 87 times.
September 21, 2008
Part of the original Winnie the Pooh Treasury set I got when my oldest was born. They are longer than the board books we have featuring Pooh and his friends, but are still great for young children.
June 12, 2009
This softcover book is actually chapter nine of Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh classic. The book has the story in 30 large-print pages with vivid illustrations in color. An easy way to entertain and teach a youngster, even one young-at-heart.
December 22, 2012
I had not heard of this tale for a Pooh book before. I did not know that this was an original story by A.A. Milne. I feel that this story is not as interesting or clever as the other classic Pooh stories. However, this book still has very good illustrations.
January 18, 2013
such a cute tale of piglet.
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November 17, 2018
The classic story of a very rainy day, and a great time spent with Pooh, Piglet, and Owls (but I think Owl is more enjoyable to me than the little one.)
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