The World of A.A. Milne in Singable Picture Books (or, the Singable Picture Books of A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh and Friends)
Posted on: May 4, 2010
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Just about all of A.A. Milne’s verse has been made into song.
A. A. MILNE & FRIENDS
Almost all Pooh and Poetry by A. A. Milne and Illustrated by E. H. Shepard is Singable, and many wonderful songs have been written for or about his Characters. Find all of them I’ve explored so far in this list.
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The Complete Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh
(includes “When We Were Six” and “When We Were Very Young” but NOT the poems from “Winnie-the-Pooh” or “House at Pooh Corner”)
Words by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard
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COTTLESTON PIE
Poem by A. A. Milne
Music by Harold Fraser-Simson
To view or print this sheet, click here:
COTTLESTON PIE little song sheet sbwe
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COTTLESTON PIE
Poem by A. A. Milne
Music by Harold Fraser-Simson
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Halfway Down
Poem by A. A. Milne
Music by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustration by Leigh Grant
From Childcraft Poems and Rhymes, Volume 1 (1976), p. 172
This sheet is for home, library or classroom use only.
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Halfway Down
Poem by A. A. Milne
Music by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustration by Ernest H. Shepard
To view or print this sing-along sheet, click here:
halfway down milne shepard color
This sheet is for home, library or classroom use only.
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The House at Pooh Corner
Story and Poems by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
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Now We Are Six
Poems by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
Singable Poems in “Now We Are Six,” include:
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The Poems and Hums of Winnie-the-Pooh
Words by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard
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The Pooh Songbook
(Containing The Hums of Pooh, The King’s Breakfast, and Fourteen Songs from When We Were Very Young)
Poems by A. A. Milne
Music by H. Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
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The Pooh Songbook
Words by A. A. Milne
Music by H. Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
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When We Were Very Young
Poems by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
This book includes the Singable Poems:
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Winnie-the-Pooh
Story and Poems by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
This book includes the Singable Poems:
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(Same book as above, different cover…)
Winnie-the-Pooh
Story and Poems by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
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THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT TIGGERS
Words and Music by Richard M Sherman & Robert B Sherman
Sing Along Booklet illustrated with images scanned from vintage books and Tigger clipart purchased on Etsy
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The World of Christopher Robin
(The Complete When We Were Very Young & Now We Are Six)
Words by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
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The World of Pooh
(The Complete Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner)
Words by A. A. Milne
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Notable Musical Settings by Harold Fraser-Simson
Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
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Jack Gilford recorded a 1952 (re-released in 1962) with 17 songs from the Pooh Songbook:
I don’t own this yet, but I sure would love to find it for sale.
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Classic Children’s Songs
Produced by Just Accord Music, 2006
Musical settings of AA Milne poems, composed by Fraser-Simson, can be found on this CD:
- Buckingham Palace
- Vespers
- Engineer, The
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Addendum 7/21/2013
New musical interpretations to a few poems from A. A. Milne’s books of poetry When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six.
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By Chris T-T, as performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/audio/2011/aug/31/booksforchildrenandteenagers-childrens-books-8-12-years
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More info on Chris T-T’s recording of A. A. Milne poems called DISOBEDIENCE:
http://christt.com/words/disobedience/
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Listen or buy Chris T-T’s DISOBEDIENCE:
http://christt.bandcamp.com/album/disobedience-chris-t-t-sings-a-a-milne
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Addendum 10/16/2013
On the album “A Triubte to George Baker,” I found a recording of the artists singing a few songs from THE HUMS OF POOH, including:
- Isn’t It Funny
- How Sweet To Be A Cloud
- It’s Very Very Funny
- Cottleston Pie
- Lines Written By A Bear
- Sing Ho! For The Life Of A Bear
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Preview the track, here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00481A2FA/ref=dm_dp_trk12?ie=UTF8&qid=1381940068&sr=8-1
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Read an enjoyable and informative biography of A. A. Milne here:
http://www.poohcorner.com/Alan-Alexander-Milne-Author.html
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A delightful site dedicated Peter Dennis’ audio recordings of A. A. Milne’s works
http://www.poohcorner.com/
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Here is an interesting Wikipeida article about A. A. Milne:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Milne
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Another biography of A. A. Milne, here:
http://www.just-pooh.com/milne.html
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A brief but interesting biography of Harold Fraser-Simson (who set many of A. A. Milne’s poems to music) here:
http://diamond.boisestate.edu/GaS/british/composers/fraser-simpson.html
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A Wikipedia article about E. H. Shepard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._H._Shepard
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A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin
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Related Posts
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A. A. MILNE, WINNIE THE POOH & FRIENDS
Almost all Winnie the Pooh books and Poetry by A. A. Milne and Illustrated by E. H. Shepard is Singable, and many wonderful songs have been written for or about his Characters. Find all of them I’ve explored so far, here:
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/a-few-favorite-singable-books-the-world-of-a-a-milne/
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Cottleston Pie
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/08/22/cottleston-pie-a-illustrated-poem-and-singable-too/
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Halfway Down
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/halfway-down-a-singable-poem/
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POETRY SINGABLE POETRY IN COMPILATIONS
An list of singable poems from compilations of poetry for children
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/singable-poetry-a-list-of-poems-that-can-be-sung-from-illustrated-compilations-of-poetry-and-singable-picture-books/
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POETRY, SINGABLE POETRY IN INDIVIDUALLY ILLUSTRATED SINGABLE PICTURE BOOKS
A list of individually illustrated poems that have been set to music and can be sung
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/poems-individually-illustrated-spb/
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The Emperor’s Rhyme, a singable poem by A. A. Milne (set to music by Mr. Fraser-Simson)
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/the-emperors-rhyme-a-singable-poem-by-a-a-milne-set-to-music-by-mr-fraser-simson/
Sing Books with Emily, the Blog 
June 13, 2011 at 11:57 pm
Do you know where I could buy a copy of the Pooh Songbook?
June 14, 2011 at 12:44 am
Hello! I just looked on amazon.com to find that there are 9 used copies:
This music is no longer in print so far as I can tell. If you don’t want to buy through amazon, you can goodle on “Harold Fraser Simson,” H. F. Simson, Hums of Pooh, &/or “Pooh Songbook.” Also, you could possibly find it in local libraries, searching for titles and authors. Best of Luck to you! It’s such wonderful stuff. Emily