It’s Winnie the Pooh’s birthday today! Well, sort of. Winnie
the Pooh was first published on the 14th October 1926 and told of
the adventures of A. A. Milne’s son, Christopher Robin, and his toys: Pooh
Bear, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga, Roo and of course Owl, Rabbit and all of
Rabbit’s friends and relations. The book and its sequel, The House at Pooh
Corner, are still firm favourites with children and adults alike and have even
received the Disney seal of approval with various cartoon adaptations. The
original books are surely the best, though, and E. H. Shepherd’s beautiful
drawings are hard to beat.
You'd have to take a trip to the New York Public Library to see Christopher Robin's original toys (minus Roo, who is still missing in action in the real-life Hundred Acre Wood!), but the books are available for all to enjoy. You won’t be surprised to learn that both titles are
available in Townhill Library’s Teaching Practice collection, as are Milne’s
poetry books When we were very young and Now we are six. Well worth another
read as they are just as engaging for adults as for children! You might also
like to take a look at The Pooh perplex in Townhill Library at shelf mark
823.912 MIL. It’s an irreverent look at literary theory and criticism with some
help from our astute and useful bear. Very funny!
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