Three Cheers for Pooh. This item is unavailable.Three Cheers for Pooh

A history of Winnie-the-Pooh and the rest of his friends from the Hundred-Acre Wood--not to mention A.A. Milne, Christopher Milne, and Ernest H. Shepard--celebrates Pooh's seventy-fifth anniversary.

Gr. 4-6. Three cheers hardly expresses the enthusiasm Sibley brings to the subject of Winnie-the-Pooh in this beautifully produced volume. The book combines appreciation, quotation, and information in almost equal measure, making it most pleasing to true fans. There are endless quotes and references, but what most readers will find fascinating is the information about A. A. Milne, his family, his professional life, the genesis of ideas and characters in the Pooh stories and poems, and the books' impact on the lives of Milne and his son. This tribute by Pooh's original U.S. publisher is colorfully illustrated with drawings and paintings from various editions of the books as well as many photos of the Milnes, Web sites related to the books, and Pooh merchandise, such as bookends and board games, available as early as the 1930s. Although the book has no index, its probable audience is a browser (likely as not, an adult) who is curious about the subject and perhaps a little nostalgic for the Hundred Acre Wood. Carolyn Phelan
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