Winnie the Pooh Birthday

 

Today (18th January) is the birthday of Winnie the Pooh, well actually his author A.A. Milne. And why shouldn't it be a bear's birthday too? Inspired by his son 'Christopher Robin', Winnie the Pooh was first published in a story in 1925, and subsequently in several books. Always enjoyed those stories and the poems. Credit must also go to E.H. Shepherd's wonderful original illustrations. Time to celebrate watching the movie 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' (2017) with a pot of honey.

Oddly a week or so back, Bob, in the TWG mentioned a pod-cast where an actress read the A.A. Milne poem King John's Christmas. Quite longish, but very witty. Find it here: Featured Poem: King John's Christmas by A. A. Milne - The Reader

Happy Birthday Winnie - and cheers to many more!

Comments

  1. MoordesireJanuary 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM

    Hi Stephen
    Goodbye Christopher Robin, well wasn't that was a cracking movie - I really enjoyed it, I found the plot & the transcript easy to follow, but wasn't Christopher Robin's mother Dorothy a strange kettle of fish?
    Did you do the attached Winnie the Pooh colouring or was it done by somebody else, because whoever did it, I think that it is brilliant and whoever did it should do a lot more colourings as it is really, really good. Well done. I haven't read the poem yet, but if I'm in for a long read, I'll grab that much needed coffee. Happy birthday Winnie the Pooh!

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