The Guardian view on Winnie-the-Pooh: now we are 100 | Editorial
The Guardian ·
He may have been eclipsed by the more progressive Paddington of late, but AA Milne’s creation is not just a Silly Old Bear “Pooh, promise you won’t forget about me, ever. Not even when I’m a hundred,” Christopher Robin implores his bear in the final chapter of AA Milne’s The House at Pooh Corner. This week Winnie-the-Pooh himself turned 100, and he certainly hasn’t been forgotten. Birthday celebrations have included a week of special programmes , introduced by the queen, on Radio 4; a collection of Royal Mail stamps ; and a Google doodle . Not bad for “a bear of very little brain” who appeared in four slim books. Winnie-the-Pooh, illustrated by EH Shepard, was published on 14 October 1926 and had sold 150,000 copies in the US by the end of the year. Continue reading...