Now We Are Six

by A. A. Milne

Genres: Epic Fantasy; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

Synopsis

Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne - is a 1927 book of children's poetry by A. A. Milne, with illustrations by E. H. Shepard. It is the second collection of children's poems following Milne's When We Were Very Young, which was first published in 1924. The collection contains thirty-five verses, including eleven poems that feature Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations. 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" Analysis The book's collection of poems have recurring themes of childlike innocence and characteristics that numerous scholars have studied. The cognitive psychologist George Miller has argued that the poem "In the Dark" was inspired by crib talk. Furthermore, "In the Dark" can be read as an endorsement of childhood "as a golden era where... innocence, unqualified parental love, [and] irresponsibility" are commonly occurring traits. Author Elena Goodwin postulates that "King Hilary and the Beggarman" characterizes the poem's titular character as "like a small child, [that] excitedly anticipates the various Christmas gifts that" he will receive.

Release date: February 19, 2021

Print pages: 83