According to the introduction, Milne considered this his best work.
Maybe he liked it best.
He bills it as a fairy tale for grown-ups, because it gently skewers all the standard tropes.
It was humorous, and I think it would make a lovely movie, but it was a bit twee and repetitive. ( )

Excellent to read a standalone novel by the great Milne, after so much familiarity with his stories and poems. It has the same adorable humor sensibilities of Winnie-the-Pooh mixed with some Swiftish satire. ( )

Fairy tale about a princess and her trials during the time she is in power. ( )

first read this book when I was in my early teens- lo, almost 50 years ago now! But for some reason it popped back into my mind a while back, so I located a copy and re-read it.

It was pretty entertaining, and a lot better than my memory had lead me to expect!

It IS very, exceedingly silly. While there are nuances that will likely fly over kids' heads but are fun for adults (no, nothing violent or tawdry), it's pretty child-appropriate.

And while traditional sex/gender roles permeate the plot, it is interesting that Milne's focus is on the "home front", and it's the women's actions and decisions that drive the plot.

It would be a good read-aloud book for reading to kids. ( )

A classic re-read often, more adult than the Winnie-the-Pooh books. The illustrations are also beautiful, and I always remember fondly those 1000-league-boots. ( )