or Pooh after Winnie.” So there we go; the character was named half after a swan, and half after a London Zoo bear.

with some trying to claim that Winnie the Pooh was named after a real-life species of bear that "went extinct in the 1920s". While that is not the case, the real meaning behind the character's ...

The character's popularity soared with the 1926 book Winnie-the-Pooh and 1928's The House at ... Milne never clarified the meaning of the name, and given that it was greatly inspired by his ...

If these characters mean anything to you ... Milne's work because of the goofy (but mostly great) animated Disney Winnie the Pooh shows and movies that defined many childhoods.

That’s right; a new Winnie-the-Pooh character has been unveiled to mark the 90th anniversary of the book's publication. Just like Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, and the “bear ...

Winnie the Pooh has come out on top of a survey of Britain’s favourite characters from children’s literature, beating off competition from Harry Potter, the Famous Five and Roald Dahl’s Matilda.