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Alan Alexander Milne (A.A. Milne) was an English humorist and the originator of the popular stories of Christopher Robin and his toy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh. He also wrote various children’s poems. A.A. Milne and his wife Dorothy named their son Christopher Robin in 1920. In 1925, Gallery of Children was published. This collection of short stories...
Alan Alexander Milne (A.A. Milne) was an English humorist and the originator of the popular stories of Christopher Robin and his toy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh. He also wrote various children’s poems. A.A. Milne and his wife Dorothy named their son Christopher Robin in 1920. In 1925, Gallery of Children was published. This collection of short stories included some stories that became part of the Winnie-the-Pooh books.
The Winnie-the-Pooh books were inspired by Milne's son Christopher Robin and his stuffed animals. The name Winnie came from a black bear named Winnipeg who was a military mascot during World War I and later a resident of London Zoo. The name Pooh may have been added to 'Winnie' because the original bear smelled of … well you guessed it.
The book, “Winnie-The-Pooh”, was published in 1926, followed by “The House at Pooh Corner” in 1928. A second collection of nursery rhymes, “Now We Are Six”, was published in 1927. The last book of the full Winnie-The-Pooh set was “When We Were Very Young”.
Sadly, A.A. Milne stopped writing children’s books once they became successful. He resented the fame his son was exposed to and later became estranged from him. Christopher Robin believed his father exploited his childhood at his expense.