Biography on winnie the poohs name

It’s a little known fact that the inspiration for A.A.Milnes’ Winnie The Pooh stories stretches as far back as the first World War however, an even lesser known fact about our favourite honey loving character is that he was originally named, Edward Bear.

Over the years there have been many adaptations of the original Pooh Bear stories; from films that have been touched by the magic of Walt Disney, to new adventures stories for a modern generation, but never the less, the origins of how Winnie The Pooh came to be one of the most adored children’s characters still remains the same.

A.A Milne took inspiration from his son, Christopher Robin who had a collection of stuffed animals and a love for a certain bear (named Winnie) who had managed to find himself residing at London Zoo from the winter of 1919 until he sadly died in 1934.

Christopher Robin Milne would spend endless amounts of time at London Zoo with the small black be