NATIONAL WINNIE THE POOH DAY
National Winnie the Pooh Day is observed annually on January 18th. Author A.A. Milne brought the adorable, honey-loving bear to life in his stories which also featured his son, Christopher Robin. National Winnie the Pooh Day commemorates Milne’s January 18, 1882 birthday.
Milne’s lovable Pooh Bear, as he was fondly called, is a fictional bear inspired by a black bear named Winnie who lived at the London Zoo during World War I. The author’s son, Christopher Robin, would visit the bear often and named his own teddy bear after her and a swan named Pooh.
This friendship inspired a collection of books starting with Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926. The books were illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
In the 1960s, Disney bought the rights to the Winnie-the-Pooh characters dropping the hyphen from Pooh’s name. The illustrations were a bit different, too.
Milne’s stories have been translated into over 50 languages and are considered classic children’s stories today.
OBSERVE
Snuggle up with your favorite Pooh fan, a pot of honey and take turns reading about the adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Use #WinnieThePoohDay to post on social media.
Thanks to Nationaldaycalendar.com for the above info!!
Happy Pooh Day!!
I’ve always loved Winnie the Pooh. Actually, Eeyore has always been my most favorite character, but I really like them all. Thanks for sharing the wonderful news of National Winnie the Pooh Day!
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We are big fans of Winnie the Pooh, here! Mum has even got copies in Latin and Hebrew!! Such a show off!! MOL
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Happy Winnie the Pooh Day! My house is full of Eeyores, my niece used to collect them and wanted to sell them at her tag sale so I told her I would keep them here for when she has kids.
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Eeyore has always been my mom’s favorite, too. But now she’s kinda partial to Piglet because he reminds her of chihuahuas.
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We love Winnie the Pooh! How cool that he has his own day!
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