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Winnie the Pooh Day – January 18th


Have you ever wondered how Winnie the Pooh got his name? There really was a bear named Winnie (named after Winnipeg, Canada). This particular bear was the favorite of A.A. Milne’s son Christopher Robin, who named his own teddy bear Winnie the Pooh after him. Celebrate the day with these sites about A.A. Milne, Christopher Robin and the 100-Acre Wood (make sure to remember the honey!)

Christopher Robin’s Winnie-the-Pooh Character Guide
URL: http://www.lavasurfer.com/pooh-guide.html
“A great educational resource featuring information and images on all the characters from the Hundred Acre Wood, plus teacher resources, an interactive story, and lots more!”


 
A.A. Milne
URL: http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-milne-aa.asp
A. A. Milne wrote the books about Winnie the Pooh and his friends. Learn about the author’s life on this site.



The Adventures of the Real Winnie-the-Pooh
URL: http://www.nypl.org/branch/central/dlc/dch/pooh/
This site is from the New York Public Library, where the real-life stuffed animals that inspired A.A. Milne’s classic children’s stories are kept on display. Read about the origins of the characters Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, and Edward Bear and how they ended up in New York City.