January 18 is Winnie the Pooh Day. The day marks the anniversary of the birth of Pooh creator, A.A. Milne in 1882. Milne, a noted British novelist and playwright, penned a voluminous body of work, including 25 plays, 7 novels, and a number of non-fiction works. He is, however, best known for his two children’s novels, Winnie the Pooh (1926) and House at Pooh Corner (1928), which he wrote for his son, Christopher Robin.
The books feature a loveable teddy bear, named Pooh, and his friends, Tiger, Eyeore, Owl, Rabbit, and Piglet.
After Milne’s death in 1952, the Walt …read more