Happy 134th Birthday to A. A. Milne, creator of the much-loved Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Woods.
Milne, born on January 18, 1882, was inspired by his son’s stuffed animals.
Christopher Robin named his teddy bear after Winnie, a black bear he liked to visit at the London Zoo, and Pooh, a swan.
During my first (and only) trip to New York City in May 2015, I saw Christopher Robin’s toys in the children’s section of the New York Public Library.
As a Pooh fan, I was absolutely thrilled!
Here are three of my photos from that visit.
A close-up of the original Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie and his pals
The Hundred Acre Woods
Just to clarify, National Winnie-the-Pooh Day is tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18th.
So make plans now to grab a pot of honey and sing Happy Birthday to Mr. Milne.
Your Turn
My writing group announces our achievements with Tigger bounces. But if I had to choose one favorite Milne character, I think I’d choose Piglet.
Who’s your favorite?
That’s a hard question. 😉 I like Piglet but you know, I really like Eeyore!
I’ve had a couple of people say Eeyore. But I don’t see you as that morose. 🙂 I think you’re more like Tigger. Full of ideas and bouncy. Though not as silly.
Love pooh and piglet, so much my niece and I speech to each other as she is piglet and I am pooh. We both have lots of pooh things in our rooms , we treasure the kindness between them, I am 70 years old, the hallmark card stores caring the cutest things , pooh gives me such comfort, thank you and happy birthday mr. Milne
Oh, Jeanne, this is one of the sweetest comments ever. I love that you and your niece share a special Piglet/Pooh relationship. Like you, I have a few Winnie-the-Pooh items, too. I just love them. Thanks for sharing and for stopping by.