![]() ![]() (And, clearly, a giant missed opportunity for Apple.)Ĭomplement with a rare recording of Milne reading from his beloved classic. The third poem in the book is a short gem titled “Happiness” - a wonderful meditation on how little it takes to find happiness. Edward Bear” by Christopher Robin, wearing a shirt that was later colored red for a recording produced by Stephen Slesinger - an image that eventually shaped the familiar Disney version of Winnie-the-Pooh. The poem depicts the beloved bear, first named “Mr. In the 38th poem of the book, titled “Teddy Bear” and originally published in the February 13 edition of Punch magazine that year, the famed Winnie-the-Pooh character makes his first appearance - but he had originated as a real-life teddy bear given to Milne’s young son, Christopher Robin, as a birthday present on August 21, 1921. In 1924, two years before the first Winnie-the-Pooh book, he penned When We Were Very Young ( public library) - a collection of poetry for young children, illustrated by E. They too were illustrated by E H Shepard. ![]() Although Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882–January 31, 1956) is best-known for authoring the Winnie-the-Pooh book series, he was also a prolific poet. About 50 years later A A Milne, who is still much-loved for his stories of Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh and friends, wrote two winning poetry collections for younger children, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. ![]()
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