Winnie the Pooh
is one of the best-loved figures in British
children's literature.
Pooh was the
creation of author
A.A. Milne, who was inspired by the stuffed toys
of his son Christopher Robin.
Pooh is a chubby
stuffed bear with a particular fondness for honey;
his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood include Eeyore
the sad donkey,
Piglet the pig,
and Tigger the bouncy tiger. (Christopher Robin also
appears in the Pooh stories as the bear's friend and
protector.)
Pooh was
introduced in the poetry collection When We Were
Very Young (1924) and then starred in Milne's
books Winnie-the-Pooh (1926),
Now We Are
Six (1927) and The House at Pooh Corner
(1928).
In the 1960s
Pooh was animated by
Walt Disney and became a popular member of the
studio's stable of characters.
Pooh is also
known as Edward Bear... The original drawings of
Pooh were done by illustrator Ernest H. Shepard...
Pooh is the
topic of a famous pop song by Kenny Loggins, "Back
to Pooh Corner."





