Not every movie can play on the nostalgia factor for every generation, but no matter how old you are, there’s a good chance that you grew up with Winnie the Pooh in some form. The character created by A.A. Milne has endured for over 90 years as a beloved figure of children’s literature and television. And in that time, that silly old bear has been through a lot. Here, we look at the history of Pooh Bear across his many books and cartoons, all the way up to the live action “Christopher Robin.”
The first Winnie the Pooh story written by Alan Alexander Milne first appeared in the London Evening News in 1925 on Christmas Eve. The story, “The Wrong Sort of Bees,” would be the first chapter in the first volume of stories, “Winnie-the-Pooh,” published on October 14, 1926. Milne named the boy in the story after his son, Christopher Robin Milne,...
The first Winnie the Pooh story written by Alan Alexander Milne first appeared in the London Evening News in 1925 on Christmas Eve. The story, “The Wrong Sort of Bees,” would be the first chapter in the first volume of stories, “Winnie-the-Pooh,” published on October 14, 1926. Milne named the boy in the story after his son, Christopher Robin Milne,...
- 1/18/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The first officially-sanctioned Pooh Bear book in 80 years will be released in October. The guardians of creator A. A. Milne's estate have announced that David Benedictus will write the follow-up to 1926 story collection Winnie-The-Pooh and 1928 anthology The House At Pooh Corner. "A lot of people have tried [to write one] including me, but most people only score eight out of ten. You have got to have somebody who scores ten out of ten, and David seemed to have the feel and the spirit and (more)...
- 1/10/2009
- by By Michael Thornton
- Digital Spy
Today's installment of comic-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest...
* New Pooh to view: Here's a reason to celebrate: "In August, Dutton will publish Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, the first authorized sequel to the Winnie-the-Pooh books in years. The author is David Benedictus, who finally prevailed upon A.A. Milne’s estate to let him write a book. 'We thought David had a wonderful feel for the material,” a Pooh trustee tells The Wall Street Journal. “No doubt some will say it's not as good as the original, but it's very good, and we're pleased with it.' " Call it a hunch, but I'll bet that book isn't cut in the publishing downturn. (Via The Daily Beast.)
* Space And Time magazine has updated their website.
* If Norse legends are good enough for Neil Gaiman, they're good enough for J.R.R. Tolkien.
* New Pooh to view: Here's a reason to celebrate: "In August, Dutton will publish Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, the first authorized sequel to the Winnie-the-Pooh books in years. The author is David Benedictus, who finally prevailed upon A.A. Milne’s estate to let him write a book. 'We thought David had a wonderful feel for the material,” a Pooh trustee tells The Wall Street Journal. “No doubt some will say it's not as good as the original, but it's very good, and we're pleased with it.' " Call it a hunch, but I'll bet that book isn't cut in the publishing downturn. (Via The Daily Beast.)
* Space And Time magazine has updated their website.
* If Norse legends are good enough for Neil Gaiman, they're good enough for J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 1/10/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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