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Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to '''Pooh''' and once referred to as '''Edward Bear''', is a Bear created by A. A. Milne . He appears in the books '' Winnie-the-Pooh '' (1926) and '' The House At Pooh Corner '' (1928). Milne also included several poems about Winnie-the-Pooh in the children’s Poetry books '' When We Were Very Young '' and '' Now We Are Six ''. All four volumes were Illustrated by E. H. Shepard . The hyphens in the character's name were later dropped when The Walt Disney Company adapted the Pooh stories into a series of Winnie The Pooh featurettes which became one of the company's most successful franchises worldwide. The Pooh stories have been translated into many languages, notably including Alexander Lenard 's Latin translation, ''Winnie ille Pu'', which was first published in 1958, and, in 1960, became the first foreign-language book to be featured on the New York Times Bestseller List , and is the only book in Latin ever to have been featured therein. HISTORY Origin , Kanga , Edward Bear ("Winnie the Pooh"), Eeyore , and Piglet .]] Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a toy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne , who was the basis for the character Christopher Robin . His toys also lent their names to most of the other characters, except for Owl and Rabbit , who were probably based on real animals, and the Gopher character, who was added in the Disney version. Christopher Robin's toy bear is now on display at the Donnell Library Center Central Children's Room in New York . "The Adventures of the Real Winnie-the-Pooh. The New York Public Library. Christopher Milne had named his toy after ''. In the first chapter of '' Winnie-the-Pooh '', Milne offers this explanation of why Winnie-the-Pooh is often called simply "Pooh": "But his arms were so stiff ... they stayed up straight in the air for more than a week, and whenever a fly came and settled on his nose he had to blow it off. And I think - but I am not sure - that that is why he is always called Pooh." The home of the Milnes, Ashdown Forest in East Sussex , England , was the basis for the setting of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. The name of the fictional " Hundred Acre Wood " is reminiscent of the Five Hundred Acre Wood, which lies just outside Ashdown Forest and includes some of the locations mentioned in the book, such as the Enchanted Place. Publication Though Charles Scribner, ''The New York Evening Post'', and ''St. Nicholas Magazine'' published Milne’s stories with illustrations by several of the more famous American artists of the 1920s, Milne’s original version is better known to have been illustrated by E.H. Shepard . Though Shepard decorated the books published by Methuen and E.P. Dutton, he preferred to be known as a political cartoonist for London’s Punch Magazine .Benson, Tim. Westminster School , The Royal Literary Fund , and the A. A. Milne Family. Disney Stephen Slesinger acquired US and Canadian merchandising, television, recording and other trade rights to the "Winnie-the-Pooh" from A. A. Milne in the 1930s, and developed "Winnie-the-Pooh" commercializations for more than 20 years. After Slesinger's death in 1953, his wife, Shirley Slesinger Lasswell , continued developing the character herself. In 1961, she licensed rights to Disney in exchange for royalties in the first of two agreements between Stephen Slesinger, Inc. and Disney. "The Curse of Pooh." ''Fortune''. The same year, Daphne Milne also licensed certain rights, including motion picture rights, to Disney. Since 1966, Disney has released numerous features starring Winnie the Pooh and related characters. Many Direct-to-video Featurette s have been created, as well as the theatrical feature-length films '' The Tigger Movie '', '' Piglet's Big Movie '', and '' Pooh's Heffalump Movie ''. In December 2005, Disney announced that the Disney Channel Animated Television Series , '' My Friends Tigger & Pooh '', will focus on adventures had by 6-year-old Darby and the Pooh characters, with the occasional appearance from Christopher Robin . "New-look Pooh 'has girl friend'." BBC News. Ownership controversy Pooh videos, Teddy Bear s, and other merchandise generate substantial annual revenues for Disney. The size of Pooh stuffed toys ranges from Beanie and miniature to human-sized. In addition to the stylized Disney Pooh, Disney markets Classic Pooh merchandise which more closely resembles E.H. Shepard’s illustrations. It is estimated that Winnie the Pooh features and merchandise generate as much revenue as Mickey Mouse , Minnie Mouse , Donald Duck , Goofy , and Pluto combined. "The Curse of Pooh" ''Fortune''. |
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