Winnie the Pooh

Contents History of Winnie the Pooh Ashdown Forest: the setting for the stories The characters Winnie the Pooh Eeyore Tigger Piglet Rabbit Kanga and Roo Christopher Robbin Owl Gopher First books and films

History of Winnie the Pooh Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son, Christophe Robin Milne, who was the basis for the character Christopher Robin.

Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear which he often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday.

His toys also lent their names to most of the other characters, except for Owl and Rabbit, as well as the Gopher character, who was added in the Disney version.

Ashdown Forest: the setting for the stories The Winnie-the-Pooh stories are set in Ashdown Forest, Sussex, England. The forest is a large area of tranquil open heathland on the highest sandy ridges situated 30 miles (50 km) south of London.

Many locations in the stories can be linked to real places in and around the forest. As Christopher Milne wrote in his autobiography: “Pooh’s forest and Ashdown Forest are identical”.

The characters Owl Tigger Eeyore Gopher Winnie the Pooh Christopher Robbin Piglet Kanga and Roo Rabbit

Winnie the Pooh He is a small golden bear, stands at nearly 22 inches tall and wears an old red color t-shirt. He has little brains, does a lot of silly things, and his love for honey is endless.

Eeyore Eeyore is a blue-gray donkey, about 3-years in age and stands 18 inches tall & 27 inches in length. His appearance is highlighted by a small light pink bow on his tail. He is an intelligent animal but tends to keep to himself.

Tigger He is a very Bouncy Animal. He is always in good mood and loves to bounce, bounce and bounce. He is 23 inches tall and his most standout feature is his springy tail. His character is easily recognizable by the black & orange stripes, a springy tail, and a long chin, beady eyes which all mix well into his bouncy and fun loving personality.

Piglet Piglet is a very brave animal as supposed to his diminutive size and frame of a timid pink pig. Piglet stands barely at 10 inches tall and is always seen wearing a long pink striped shirt. He is quite fond of bright colors and especially balloons, and he even likes blowing dandelions.

Rabbit Rabbit likes organizing a plan and to lead group events, even if nothing gets done. He is unhappy if anyone disturbs or interrupts him while he is engaged in any kind of activity, he doesn’t like being bounced either. He relishes gardening and his favourite food is the carrot and other vegetables.

Kanga and Roo Kanga is the sole female character and she is 30 inches tall. She is the mother of a young joey (baby kangaroo) named Roo, who is nearly 10 inches tall. Kanga carries her family in her pocket and is the fastest amongst all animals in the forest.

Christopher Robbin He is everyone’s best friend and mostly indulges in activities to help his friends to get them out of tricky situations. His favorite food is probably Birthday cake and one of his favourite things to do is hosting birthday and hero parties.

Owl He is the wisest amongst all the animals. He is a large owl and stands at nearly 28 inches in length and when he spreads his wings they are 42 inches wide. He is always forthcoming in offering his advice, opinions and anecdotes irrespective of others wanting it.

Gopher Gopher’s full name is Samuel J. Gopher. He likes working on projects that involve building tunnels or projects which could be used by the other members in the forest. Gopher is 15 inches tall and the biggest problem he will encounter is that he falls into the tunnels that he engineered.

First books and films 'Winnie-the-Pooh' was published by Methuen on October 14th, 1926. The Pooh-books became firm favorites with old and young alike and have been translated into almost every known language. The Pooh-books had also been favourites of Walt Disney's daughters and it inspired Disney to bring Pooh to film in 1966. In 1977 'the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh', the first feature-length animated film of Pooh was released.

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