Author(s): Milne A A

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Among the favourite bedtime stories of Walt Disney’s own children were A.A. Milne’s tales of a round bear named Winnie the Pooh. Realising how popular these tales would be with all children, Walt Disney decided that the creatures of the Hundred-Acre Wood deserved to be immortalized in animated film. In 1966, Walt Disney released Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, the first short film featuring this lovable bear. Soon to follow were two additional featurettes: Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too. Disney’s Pooh was an immediate favourite, and today he is still one of the most beloved of bears.