tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post7175412177579276809..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: Old FriendsBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-73556231602745297392007-11-02T20:35:00.000-04:002007-11-02T20:35:00.000-04:00What an awesome blog you have! I was so thrilled ...What an awesome blog you have! I was so thrilled to see this post..."When We Were Very Young" was the first book I ever received. I still have it and hands down, it's my favorite book!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-12792916498734464892007-10-31T01:45:00.000-04:002007-10-31T01:45:00.000-04:00I remember when I discovered that book, and how mu...I remember when I discovered that book, and how much it had to say above and beyond the cartoons. So lovely.<BR/>Children's books are magnificent, in that the words and the memories behind them are so very tangled.Princess Pointfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911296163218358167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-87037728053847912582007-10-30T16:26:00.000-04:002007-10-30T16:26:00.000-04:00I took Shel Silverstein books to college with me.....I took Shel Silverstein books to college with me... and Cecil, my sock monkey.Lainey-Paneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722187515774744428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-31813508714987523452007-10-29T18:51:00.000-04:002007-10-29T18:51:00.000-04:00charlotta-love:Hey, I think the fact his name was ...charlotta-love:<BR/>Hey, I think the fact his name was Pooh probably appealed to most kids! Got them interested in the book.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-47176957770065133342007-10-29T18:38:00.000-04:002007-10-29T18:38:00.000-04:00MIGUEL TORGATHE PLOUGHMAN OF THE WRITINGA SHARED P...MIGUEL TORGA<BR/><BR/>THE PLOUGHMAN OF THE WRITING<BR/><BR/>A SHARED PATH<BR/><BR/>In the 1st centenary of his birth<BR/><BR/>BY CRISTÓVÃO DE AGUIARLapahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340171922080377774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-52020509511133332202007-10-29T16:56:00.000-04:002007-10-29T16:56:00.000-04:00I still have that very book. It was given to me b...I still have that very book. It was given to me by someone (obviously very dear to me). I loved Winnie until I realized his name was Pooh. Who names a character Pooh? <BR/><BR/>And someone decorated their KITCHEN? wow. I thought cows were bad.Charlotta-lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694362692847403727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-16892307856197693342007-10-29T14:43:00.000-04:002007-10-29T14:43:00.000-04:00beth:I'm thinking no...you could NOT get him to dr...beth:<BR/>I'm thinking no...you could NOT get him to dress in anything having to do with Winnie the Pooh now! Not even for Halloween.<BR/><BR/>oreneta:<BR/>Ah, this post brought back some good memories for you! Got you going with your Milne verses.<BR/>And that dedication was for both of us!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-6410982100450110832007-10-29T12:36:00.000-04:002007-10-29T12:36:00.000-04:00I had exactly the same book...same edition, same c...I had exactly the same book...same edition, same cover, same pictures...the works...and hmmmmmmmmm, I always thought it was written for me! I love his books of chilren's poetry even more...<BR/><BR/>Christopher Robin goes <BR/>Hoppity hoppity hoppity <BR/>Hoppity hop...<BR/><BR/>And when I tell him<BR/>Politely to stop it, he<BR/>Says he can't possibly stop<BR/><BR/>If he stopped hopping<BR/>He orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-41236339810709441362007-10-29T11:48:00.000-04:002007-10-29T11:48:00.000-04:00oh man...how I LOVED winnie the Pooh. My youngest...oh man...how I LOVED winnie the Pooh. My youngest kid loved him too...tho he would never admit that now! I look back at pictures of him in pre-school, and EVERY picture...he has on some kind of Winnie the Pooh outfit...too cute. Think I could get him to wear something like that now? ;)Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-43956681599039875012007-10-29T11:08:00.000-04:002007-10-29T11:08:00.000-04:00mrs.g:I confess. I did a lot of writing and colou...mrs.g:<BR/>I confess. I did a lot of writing and colouring in my books when I was a kid. Guess I wanted to be a writer way back when!<BR/><BR/>eileen:<BR/>So many sweet, basic messages in those books. And you're right - when I look at the "100 Aker Wood" it does seem like it would a nice place to live!<BR/><BR/>guy:<BR/>Hey, that's marvelous.<BR/>And you have Pooh Bear to thank for inventing Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-71890656261177771352007-10-29T00:43:00.000-04:002007-10-29T00:43:00.000-04:00Ah, Winnie the Pooh. My sister decorated--wait for...Ah, Winnie the Pooh. My sister decorated--wait for it--her KITCHEN in a Winnie the Pooh theme. <BR/><BR/>It was horrid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-28687708842676346452007-10-29T00:27:00.000-04:002007-10-29T00:27:00.000-04:00We have a pooh stick bridge down the road, and we ...We have a pooh stick bridge down the road, and we really do play pooh sticks there.The Guy Who Writes Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640163878085652809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-49899775478281114612007-10-28T23:49:00.000-04:002007-10-28T23:49:00.000-04:00I love Winnie the Pooh and in fact life would be a...I love Winnie the Pooh and in fact life would be a lot better if we listened to the messages within those sweet tales. "a little thought, a little kindness, a little consideration for others can make all the difference." Such a sweet book, and I love how you traced the routes to Christopher Robin's house. Ah, if only life were that simple, and we could all live in the 100 acre woods and make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-535759599348785332007-10-28T21:57:00.000-04:002007-10-28T21:57:00.000-04:00This post reminded me how much I used to love writ...This post reminded me how much I used to love writing in my books when I was a kid. Many of my favorites books had long comments in the margins written in my large loopy cursive. I think it might have just been the rush of of doing something naughty or the thrill of seeing my own hand on the printed page. I do love Winnie the Pooh.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-67089500266637617552007-10-28T20:46:00.000-04:002007-10-28T20:46:00.000-04:00shari:I had the nursery decorated with Winnie the ...shari:<BR/>I had the nursery decorated with Winnie the Pooh pictures, too. I think we did that decorating for ourselves!<BR/> <BR/>sherry:<BR/>I think the dedication was written for every child (including me) who took that message to heart!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-40893553973805179962007-10-28T20:23:00.000-04:002007-10-28T20:23:00.000-04:00Oh this is charming!! I hope you did take Winnie a...Oh this is charming!! I hope you did take Winnie and Friends to University..like taking a well loved teddy bear!!<BR/><BR/>I love that you traced the routes to everyone's home... and you know, reading that dedication...I think it really must have been written "just for you"!!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-4754773625963417482007-10-28T20:14:00.000-04:002007-10-28T20:14:00.000-04:00I've always liked Pooh. I decorated the girls' roo...I've always liked Pooh. I decorated the girls' room with Pooh assessories. I guess I overdid it because they don't like Pooh or Mickey Mouse. Sigh.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743533586969447238noreply@blogger.com