A.A.Milne and his Winnie the Pooh

A.A. Milne 1882 – 1956 (74 years)

«Punch» - a British weekly magazine (1842-1992 known) for its humorous articles and its literary criticism

Christopher Robin and his teddy bear

The bear originally called Edward bear was renamed Winnie after a brown bear in London Zoo. She had been the mascot of a Canadian regiment in the World War the First.

Earnest Shepard’s illustrations to «Winnie-the-Pooh»

During the war the toys went to America and there they have been ever since. In 1987 they were donated to the New York Public Library. They are on a display in a special climate-controlled case.