Winnie-the-Pooh and Me

Lovely continuation from Willis.

Taking the language, pattern and meaning from Milne's earlier 'When We Are Six' poem, Willis crafts a nostalgic and sweet new conversation poem between Christopher Robin and Pooh, as they go about their day in the 100 Aker Wood (sic), sounding both nonsensical and philosophical in equal measure, chatting about being one or two, and really talking about their friendship and love for each other.

Burgess brings us illustrations very close to Shepherd's, recognisable if you've got the original-illustrated versions, not at all Disney-like, and the Wood seems very familiar, their friends are all present, even if in cloud form.

And even if little ones don't follow Pooh closely (for let's face it - does he even follow his own trails of thought?), it's clear it's all about he and his boy adoring each other and never wanting to be apart. Every small child with a favourite toy will understand that.

Very enjoyable to read aloud. For ages 3 and above.

With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.

Thank you to NetGalley and publishers for this ebook

My son is a big fan of Winnie the Pooh so he loved this book. The rhyming was pleasant enough to read and the feature of all the characters was great.
You can't go wrong with a Winnie the Pooh story and even though it's not an original it's still in line with the classics.
The illustrations as always are beautifully depicted.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Winnie the Pooh and Me is an adorable picture book about Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh told in rhyming format. This story incorporates so many things - maths (counting), friendship, imagination, and more and was a delight to read. I grew up a fan of Pooh and even though this isn't an original, I really enjoyed it and felt nostalgic reading it. I myself used to watch the clouds and make shapes/pictures out of them with my imagination and loved this in the book. Children will be delighted reading this.

I can't say I've read many winnie the pooh stories so I don't know whether this new story matches the originals in term of writing style or storytelling, but I did find this to be a lovely read.
I found the special bond between Christopher Robin and Pooh bear to be such a nice one.
The illustrations are really lovely to look at as well so I think lots of readers are really going to love this book.