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"Now We Are Six" by A. A. Milne is a collection of children's poetry published in 1927, with illustrations by E. H. Shepard. This second poetry collection follows Milne's earlier work and contains thirty-five poems, including eleven featuring Winnie-the-Pooh. The poems explore themes of childlike innocence and the unique perspective of a six-year-old child. The title comes from the final poem, where a child declares their intention to stay six forever, capturing that special age between early childhood and growing up. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956 |
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| Illustrator | Shepard, Ernest H. (Ernest Howard), 1879-1976 |
| Title | Now we are six |
| Original Publication | United States: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1927, pubdate 1928, pubdate 1935. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_We_Are_Six |
| Contents | Solitude -- King John's Christmas -- Busy -- Sneezles -- Binker -- Cherry stones -- The knight whose armour didn't squeak -- Buttercup days -- The charcoal-burner -- Us two -- The old sailor -- The engineer -- Journey's end -- Furry bear -- Forgiven -- The Emperor's rhyme -- Knight-in-armour -- Come out with me -- Down by the pond -- The little black hen -- The friend -- The good little girl -- A thought -- King Hilary and the beggarman -- Swing song -- Explained -- Twice times -- The morning walk -- Cradle song -- Waiting at the window -- Pinkle Purr -- Wind on the hill -- Forgotten -- In the dark -- The end. |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 88.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's poetry, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 70516 |
| Release Date | Apr 9, 2023 |
| Last Update | May 5, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2378 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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