A.A. Milne, the author of "Winnie-the-Pooh" was born on this day in 1882. Milne wasn’t altogether happy that the “bear of very little brain” had overshadowed what he considered his more serious writing, having written for "Punch" magazine and penned several plays before he penned his story of the bear of little brain.
You forgot to mention the Canadian connection re the name of the bear coming from the city of Winnipeg and how the bear got to the London Zoo via a Canadian Soldier who brought it with him as a mascot during World War I
You forgot to mention the Canadian connection re the name of the bear coming from the city of Winnipeg and how the bear got to the London Zoo via a Canadian Soldier who brought it with him as a mascot during World War I