Winnie-the-Pooh: The Long Winter's Sleep

Description

When a cold north wind blows through the Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends retreat back into their cosy homes to settle down for a long winter's sleep. But there are strange noises out in the Forest. Someone isn't asleep ... Will the friends be brave enough to find out who's braving the cold? A warming winter tale for fans of The Best Bear in All The World, with delightful new illustrations. Look out for more Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas stories: Winnie-the-Pooh: A Tree for Christmas Winnie-the-Pooh: Pooh's Christmas Party Winnie-the-Pooh: Pooh's Snowy Day Winnie-the-Pooh: Pooh's Christmas Letters

A.A. Milne was born in London in 1882. He began writing as a contributor to Punch magazine, and also wrote plays and poetry. Winnie-the-Pooh made his first appearance in Punch magazine in 1923. Soon after, in 1926, Milne published his first stories about Winnie-the-Pooh, which were an instant success. Since then, Pooh has become a world-famous bear, and Milne's stories have been translated into approximately forty different languages. H. Shepard famously illustrated both Winnie-the-Pooh and The Wind in the Willows though, like A.A. Milne, much of his career was devoted to work for the satirical magazine Punch. To do the illustrations for Winnie-the-Pooh, Shepard observed the real Christopher Robin Milne, but not the real Pooh. The bear in the pictures is in fact based on Growler, a toy belonging to Shepard's own son.