a.a. milne

     

Author seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-06-21_FJ.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> with his son

Trivia about a.a. milne

  • His son Christopher said, my father "got to where he was by climbing upon my infant shoulders"
  • He first wrote about Christopher Robin in the verse book "When We Were Very Young"
  • Rabbit,Piglet,Eeyore
  • In 1922 he published "The Red House Mystery"; in 1928 "The House At Pooh Corner"
  • In 1920 he celebrated the birth of his only child, Christopher Robin
  • His creator
  • "I am a bear of very little brain, and long words bother me"
  • Alan Alexander...
  • This author wrote about Piglet, a toy that had been a gift to his son from a neighbor
  • In "Vespers" he wrote, "Hush, hush, whisper who dares, Christopher Robin is saying his prayers"
  • He created the characters of Kanga & Roo
  • Don't Pooh-Pooh his mysteries "The Red House Mystery" & "Four Days' Wonder"
  • He based many of his children's stories on his son Christopher Robin & the boy's stuffed toys
  • They changed a bit in illustrations and movies, but the library has this author's sons original animals, including a bear
  • In "Winnie-the-Pooh" he wrote, "Isn't it funny how a bear likes honey? Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! I wonder why he does"
  • This author who wrote about "The Princess Who Could Not Laugh" made us smile with "Winnie-the-Pooh"
  • When you were young, some of you read his 1924 bestseller "When We Were Very Young"

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