When We Were Very Young

When We Were Very Young is a best-selling book of poetry by A. A. Milne. It was first published in 1924, and it 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. On 1 January 2020, When We Were Very Young entered the public domain in the United States, but remains protected in other countries, including the UK.

Contents

See also

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

References

External links

• When We Were Very Young public domain audiobook at LibriVox

1. When We Were Young (Adele song)
2. Winnie-the-Pooh
3. When We Were Young
4. Now We Are Six
5. Winnie-the-Pooh (book)
6. A. A. Milne
7. Vespers (poem)
8. We Were Liars
9. Halfway Down (poem)
10. The King's Breakfast (poem)
11. We Were the Lucky Ones
12. Christopher Robin
13. When We Were Young (Take That song)
14. E. H. Shepard
15. Harry Colebourn
16. We Are Young
17. The Way We Were
18. When We Were Young (Bucks Fizz song)
19. Sentry box
20. Back When We Were Grownups