Pooh Goes Visiting and Pooh and Piglet Nearly Catch a Woozle

by A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrator)

In which Pooh discovers he has been Foolish and Deluded and is a Bear of No Brain at All...

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Classics, Young Readers, Animals, Fiction, Short Stories

30 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1926

About the author

Alan 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.

Reviews

[Luke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Silly old bear! 🐻

[C. John Kerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two stories featuring our favourite bear and some of his friends. In the first he visits his friend Rabbit but unfortunately gets stuck trying to get out of Rabbit's hole. He ate too much. In the second Piglet finds Pooh going in circles following some tracks which the two of them decide must be those of a Woozle. After a bit they discover a second creature has joined the first but its tracks are different so it must be a Wizzle. Eventually Christopher Robin comes along and sorts out what has really been happening. This is part of a series of small booklets of Pooh stories which were issued by Petro-Canada. I am not sure how the distribution took place however. As these are very brief books they are perfect for reading at bed-time to younger children, or for letting slightly older children read on their own. The illustrations in this book are by Ernest Shephard and thus are the original illustrations for these stories. A nice book which I thoroughly recommend to any parent of small children. Happy reading.

[madryds]

“I have been Foolish and Deluded”, said he, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”

[Derrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun little read. I’m not sure I learned anything from the book, but it is only one chapter of a larger book. It gives some nice character development with Christopher Robin’s devotion to Edward Bear, or Pooh, during the scene in Rabbit’s house. It also developed Piglet very well with the two hunting the Woozle tracks. Overall, a very good Pooh book, but lacking in anything useful to my own life.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not remember Winnie-the-Pooh's real name or the name of Piglet's grandfather. The visiting scene is fairly close to how I remember the movie portraying it and it was the better story. I did love Christopher Robin's reaction to his "silly bear", though. These stories are always a delight.

[Aasinathena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Takes me back to grade 5. Loved it !

[Rahul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its aight good pictures

[Brendon Desrochers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is good.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just like the other book in this series, the stories were boring and dragged on and the pictures were quite poor. Another book for the donate bin.

[Phoebe Bonded By Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am noticing as I am reading these that I am not entirely sure who these books are targeted towards. They are classic children's stories but the language I used is targeted towards adult.

[Alan Newton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for adults and children alike. Good humour.

[Rachita · Rating 5 out of 5]

From getting stuck to going round and round …. Around the same tree …. So cute … Pooh is 🥰😍

[Emma Tattersall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read with John ❤️

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant, lovely to meet Pooh and Pigket together again.

[Denise みか Hutchins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first experience with the "original" Winnie the Pooh. I know this version is edited even from the true original, but it was still interesting to see the differences between this version and the more well-known Disney animated adaptations. Both of the stories in this particular volume were adapted in the first Disney series so it was especially nice to be reminded of the tales, to notice how much the illustrations actually influenced the animation, and to experience these little adventures in a refreshingly different way. A short book, of course, definitely aimed at kids, but when taken in that context, I find nothing to complain about. I'd love to collect the remaining volumes in this particular series, someday.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I used to love these books but now I’m not a fan of Winnie the Pooh. I used to be and I can remember some of these that were T.V. shows but not many of them. I recommend these books to all young kids as each book only has six pages.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Cws]

BB-Mil

[Meranda · Rating 2 out of 5]

2-2.5 stars.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this classic tale of how gullible Pooh and Piglet can be!