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Winnie the Pooh Day ( I really didn't know that was a thing...)

You may not know this, but today is Winnie the Pooh day.  Otherwise known as the birthday of A.A. Milne, the author of Winnie the Pooh.

You also may not know that, even though we decorate baby nurseries with Winnie the Pooh themed decor, I would not label them as baby/toddler books.  The original set has four books in it, they are not picture books or even short books.  They are chapter books.

I listened to the Read Aloud Revival podcast one day and they were talking about some of their favorite books to read.  Winnie the Pooh was brought up, but what was said surprised me (because until this point I really didn't know anything about Winnie the Pooh other than nurseries and baby books and cartoons).

Her guest Tsh Oxenreider said:

"Well, I have to say they usually are recommended for kids far too young. They are books I would say minimum of age 8. Eight to 12 is the best age for Winnie the Pooh. It sounds funny because we decorate our baby nurseries with Winnie the Pooh. But the humor is completely missed, I think, too young.. that’s not to say you can’t enjoy. My younger guys were 6 and 3, and they were fine and they laughed. But I don’t think they understood it until I explained it or they heard their older sister laughing. Just the verbiage that they use, the words, the voices... they are so well-read out loud."

 Listen to the full episode here https://readaloudrevival.com/3/

Needless to say, this intrigued me.  So the very next time we went to Half Priced Books (we don't go often because I can't be trusted in there) I picked up a copy of the very first volume of the original set.  Winnie The Pooh.

There are so many of the familiar stories in this volume.  Pooh scheming to get honey from the bee hive by pretending to be a rain cloud, we meet Kanga and Roo for the first time, Pooh gets stuck in Rabbits front door, and Eeyore has a birthday party.  There are more stories but those are the ones I love most. 

We have been reading it together before bed and are nearly finished.  The kids enjoy the book, all of them do, but my 9 year old really gets it.  He picks up on the humor, the way they speak, the vocabulary, and the uniqueness of the characters.  So I really agree with the the above quote in regards to this book.

I can't wait to read the second volume "The House at Pooh Corner" to see what new and familiar stories are waiting for us.

Have you read the original volumes of Winnie the Pooh?  I would love to hear your thoughts!

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