When We Were Very Young

"When We Were Very Young" is a book by A. A. Milne containing forty-four poems. 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 the reader to imagine for themselves who the narrator is, and that it might be Christopher Robin. The thirty-eighth poem in the book, "Teddy Bear", that originally appeared in the Punch magazine in 1924 was the first appearance of the famous character Winnie-the-Pooh. 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
* Spring Morning
* The Island
* The Three Foxes
* Politeness
* Jonathan Jo
* At the Zoo
* Rice Pudding
* Missing
* The King's Breakfast
* Hoppity
* At Home
* The Wrong House
* 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

ee also

*Now We Are Six, another book of poetry by A. A. Milne