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When We Were Very Young
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First edition
Author A. A. Milne
Illustrator E. H. Shepard
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Winnie-the-Pooh
Genre Children's books
Publisher Methuen & Co. Ltd. (London)
Publication date
 1924
Media type Print (hardback and paperback)
Followed by Now We Are Six 

When We Were Very Young is a best-selling book of poetry by A. A. Milne. It was first published in 1924, and was illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Several of the verses were set to music by Harold Fraser-Simson. The book begins with an introduction entitled "Just Before We Begin", which, in part, tells readers to imagine for themselves who the narrator is, and that it might be Christopher Robin. The 38th poem in the book, "Teddy Bear", that originally appeared in Punch magazine in February 1924, was the first appearance of the famous character Winnie-the-Pooh, first named "Mr. Edward Bear" by Christopher Robin Milne. In one of the illustrations of "Teddy Bear", Winnie-the-Pooh is shown wearing a shirt which was later coloured red when reproduced on a recording produced by Stephen Slesinger. This has become his standard appearance in the Disney adaptations.

Contents

  • "Corner of the Street"
  • "Buckingham Palace"
  • "Happiness"
  • "The Christening"
  • "Puppy and I"
  • "Twinkle Toes"
  • "The Four Friends"
  • "Lines and Squares"
  • "Brownie"
  • "Independence"
  • "Nursery Chairs"
  • "Market Square"
  • "Daffodowndilly"
  • "Water Lilies"
  • "Disobedience" (James James Morrison Morrison...)
  • "Spring Morning"
  • "The Island"
  • "The Three Foxes"
  • "Politeness"
  • "Jonathan Jo"
  • "At the Zoo"
  • "Rice Pudding"
  • "The Wrong House"
  • "Missing"
  • "The King's Breakfast"
  • "Hoppity"
  • "At Home"
  • "Summer Afternoon"
  • "The Dormouse and the Doctor"
  • "Shoes and Stockings"
  • "Sand Between the Toes"
  • "Knights and Ladies"
  • "Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue"
  • "The Mirror"
  • "Halfway Down"
  • "The Invaders"
  • "Before Tea"
  • "Teddy Bear"
  • "Bad Sir Brian Botany"
  • "In the Fashion"
  • "The Alchemist"
  • "Growing Up"
  • "If I Were King"
  • "Vespers"
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