Winnie-the-Pooh

Brian Viner: 'There aren't many words that sound better in English ...

source: Independent

 UK My favourite is the EH Shepard-style drawing in which Winnie the Pooh and Piglet are ambling through Hundred Acre Wood, the latter thinking "what a simply lovely day to be spending with my best friend Pooh", the former thinking "if the pig sneezes, ...

Published Wed, Jun 10

Dominic Lawson: Politics should be more like a gentlemen's club ...

source: Independent

 UK This difference between the two institutions today can be seen with particular clarity in the peculiar case of AA Milne, the Disney Corporation and the Garrick Club. Milne had bequeathed the rights to Winnie the Pooh to four beneficiaries, his family, ...

Published Mon, Jun 1

The Children's Book, and the golden age of children's books

source: Globe and Mail

 Canada Christopher Robin Milne, the son of AA Milne, ended up estranged from his family and resentful of what he had come to think of as the exploitation of his childhood by his father in the Winnie-the-Pooh books. More tragic examples are those of Alison ...

Published Fri, May 15

Peter Dennis, 1933-2009: Actor brought Milne's Pooh stories to life

source: Chicago Tribune

In addition to "Winnie the Pooh" (1926), Mr. Dennis drew from "The House at Pooh Corner" (1928) and the poetry volumes "When We Were Very Young" (1924) and "Now We Are Six" (1926). Just as Milne had, the actor bristled at the notion that the books were ... Peter Dennis Telegraph.co.uk

Published Fri, May 1

British Actor Peter Dennis, 75, Dies (Los Angeles) - The Oregonian

source: OregonLive.com

In addition to "Winnie-the-Pooh" (1926), Dennis drew from "The House at Pooh Corner" (1928), and the poetry volumes "When We Were Very Young" (1924) and "Now We Are Six" (1926). Just as Milne had, the actor bristled at the notion that the books were ...

Published Tue, Apr 28

Peter Dennis dies at 75; actor made a career of one-man 'Pooh ...

source: Los Angeles Times

In addition to "Winnie-the-Pooh" (1926), Dennis drew from "The House at Pooh Corner" (1928) and the poetry volumes "When We Were Very Young" (1924) and "Now We Are Six" (1926). Just as Milne had, the actor bristled at the notion that the books were ...

Published Tue, Apr 28

Phil Woods: Ballads & Blues, Live at the Jazz Showcase, The ...

source: All About Jazz

 PA This generosity holds especially true for The Children's Suite, inspired by the verses of AA Milne's Now We Are Six. Milne, famous for the Winnie the Pooh series, wrote for the child in us all and Woods' writing talents are on full display as a big ...

Published Sat, Apr 4

St. Mary students make discoveries through Historica Fair

source: Welland Tribune

  Canada Grade 6 student Trisha Berger did her Historica Fair project on Winnie the Pooh, which was written by author Alan Alexander Milne. “I thought it would be a cool project — no one has ever done it before and 'cause I could make it kid friendly,” she said ...

Published Fri, Apr 3