Winnie the Pooh

**Winnie the Pooh**, also called **Pooh Bear**, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear. He was created by A. A. Milne. He is based on a stuffed toy that belonged to Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne. The toy was named after "Winnipeg" ("Winnie" for short), who was a black bear at the London Zoo, and "Pooh", which was a nickname Milne and his son had given to a swan. The first book was published in 1926. Other books were published later. Walt Disney made a series of cartoons based on the books. The Walt Disney Company still owns the character.

Pooh is a small yellow bear. He is nearly  tall. He wears an old red t-shirt. His favorite food is honey. The first thing he says when he gets up in the morning is "What's for breakfast?". He invented the game "Poohsticks".

Pooh has several friends. Their names are Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo, Owl, Gopher, and Christopher Robin. Piglet is a small timid pig. Eeyore is an old grey donkey. Tigger is an energetic tiger. Rabbit is a kind-hearted rabbit. Kanga is a female kangaroo. Roo is Kanga's son.

## Books, adaptations and/or mainstream series

The first book, _Winnie-the-Pooh_, was published on October 15, 1926 by Methuen & Company. The second book was _The House at Pooh Corner_, which was published on October 11, 1928. The poetry book _When We Were Very Young_ was published in 1924 and _Now We Are Six_ was published in 1927. _Return to Hundred Acre Wood_ was written by David Benedictus and published on October 5, 2009. _The Best Bear in All the World_ was published in 2016 to mark the 90th anniversary of the first Winnie-the-Pooh book.

There have been quite a few series created by Walt Disney based on these books. The stories are translated into many languages. A Disney movie about Pooh, _The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh_, was made in March 1977. _Winnie the Pooh_ was made in July 2011. A live-action movie directed by Marc Forster and based on A. A. Milne's books, entitled _Christopher Robin_, was released in 2018.
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|Will Ryan|Paul Winchell (1988-1989; 1990) Jim Cummings (1989; 1990-1991)|colspan="2"|Jim Cummings|
|Will Ryan|colspan="3"|Ken Sansom||

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|Brady Bluhm|colspan="2"|Tom Wheatley||
|Gregg Berger|Peter Cullen|Gregg Berger||
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|colspan="2"|Nikita Hopkins|Jimmy Bennett||
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## Other creative works

An Horror Film made By Rhys Frake-Waterfield titled _Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey_ Premiered on February 15, 2023.

## Infobox (character)

- **name**: Winnie the Pooh
- **colour**: gold
- **image**: Winnie the Pooh (2011 film) logo.svg
- **first**: _When We Were Very Young_ (1924)
- **creator**: A. A. Milne
- **voice**: Sterling Holloway (1966-1977)
Hal Smith (1983-1986)
Jim Cummings (1988-)
Brock Baker (South Park)
- **species**: Teddy bear
- **gender**: Male