ALAN ALEXANDER MILNEALAN ALEXANDER MILNE

(1882-1956)

A famous English writer.

The author of Pooh stories

Alan Milne and his wife.

On the 4th of June in 1913 Milne married Dorothy de Selincourt

Alan Milne and his son Christopher Robin

Christopher RobinChristopher Robin

The Milnes’ only child was born in 1920.

Christopher Robin and his teddy bear.

The bear wasgiven to him for his first birthday andwas his fafouritetoy.

Winnipeg the bear.

Leutenant Harry Colebourn of a Canadian cavalry regiment bought Winnie as a small cub and smuggled to Britain as a regiment’s mascot.

Winnipeg the bear in London Zoo

•Lived in London Zoofrom1915 till 1934

•Christopher Robin’s bear was called after her.

Books about Winnie-the-PoohBooks about Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh – the bedtime story (1926) The House at Pooh Corner (1928)

Ernst ShepardErnst Shepard

Ernst Shepard was a Punch staff cartoonist who made illustrations to the Pooh-stories which contributed to the book’s success.

Shepard modeled Pooh not on the toy owned by Christopher Robin but on a stuffed bear owned by his own son.

Characters of the American Cartoon.

Winnie-the-Pooh from the Soviet cartoon.

Christopher Robin’s real toys.

Winnie-the-Pooh’s Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.