A.A. Milne brought to “bear” to help settle dispute between Waltham Forest council and Greek food firm. It is not every day that a judge quotes Winnie the Pooh. But recently, a judge quoted…
Posted on March 1, 2024
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The Royal Mint has marked the famous bear’s 95th birthday with collectable coins. Mint designers have said the nine commemorative coins are inspired by E H Shepard’s original drawings and A A Milne’s stories. Pooh…
Posted on September 13, 2021
In 2018 the original illustrated map of The Hundred Acre Wood, which features in the opening pages of A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, was sold for a record £430,000. The 1926 sketch by E.H. Shepard introduced readers…
Posted on September 13, 2021
Ashdown Forest..Home to Pooh and friends. The worldwide popularity of A.A. Milne’s books continues to draw visitors to the forest, but thankfully the setting remains an unspoiled escape for walking, camping and dropping sticks into…
Posted on September 7, 2020
1. Winnie the Pooh author A. A. Milne named the boy in his stories after his son, Christopher Robin Milne. 2. The original Pooh bear was purchased at Harrods department store in London and given…
Posted on April 30, 2020
Poor old Pooh has been ‘blacklisted’ by internet censors in China after posts online comparing the self-confessed “bear of very little brain” to the President circulated on some social media sites. Authorities have deleted online…
Posted on January 4, 2016
The work was penned by the former soldier six years before he created the Pooh stories. It was for a fundraising performance to support the Tank Corps Prisoners of War Fund in November 1918. Alan…
Posted on January 4, 2016
Mindfulness quotes.Winnie the Pooh. Winnie the Pooh quotes have become so well known and are often quoted by people in all walks of life. It is not surprising really,as these quotes often show great insight…
Posted on January 4, 2016
A recent newspaper article reported the following: Scientists say there is a formula for winning the stick-throwing bridge game made famous by Winnie the Pooh and friends Poohsticks, the timeless game made famous by Winnie…
Posted on December 25, 2015
Finding Winnie.The real Pooh A #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. And she was a girl! In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on…
Posted on December 11, 2015
Prints for a new baby If you would like to find the perfect gift for a mum to be then adorable Classic Winnie the Pooh prints will make a great impression on any new parent.…
Posted on November 24, 2015