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Winnie the Pooh and Friends, an original musical by Sally and Chris Eilersen
A series of fun and whimsical stories based on the books of A. A. Milne.
Escape to the Hundred Acre Wood and share in the adventures of Christopher Robins best friend, Winnie the Pooh. Laugh with Pooh and his friends as they tell some of their favorite stories.
A series of fun and whimsical stories based on the books of A. A. Milne.
Escape to the Hundred Acre Wood and share in the adventures of Christopher Robins best friend, Winnie the Pooh. Laugh with Pooh and his friends as they tell some of their favorite stories.
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A Brief History
A. A. Milne and Ernest H. Shepard
Alan Alexander Milne (A. A. Milne) was born in 1882. He began writing verses and short stories as a schoolboy. At Cambridge, he edited the undergraduate paper. After graduation in 1903, he went to London to write. Within a year, his money was gone. But he persevered and by 1906 he was an editor at Punch. He married Daphne de Selincourt in 1913. He enlisted in the army and served in Franch during World War I. During his service, he wrote 3 plays that were produced in London. After the war, he continued to write independently. In 1919 his play, Mr. Pim Passes By, was so successful that it granted the Milne’s financial independence.
Christopher Robin Milne was born in 1920. A year later, he was given a stuffed bear. This was followed by a tiger, pig, kangaroo, and donkey. (The original toys can be seen at the New York Public Library.) Milne’s first book of children’s verses, When We Were Very Young, was published in 1924. In 1926, Winnie the Pooh was published, establishing Milne as a major author of children’s books. These were followed by a second book of verses, Now We are Six, in 1927, and The House at Pooh Corner in 1928.
All four were illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard, who met Milne at Punch. He visited the family in Sussex and based his illustrations on Christopher Robin, his toys, and Ashdown Forest, the “real” 100 Acre Wood. The success of his illustrations led to a long and successful career, including works such as The Wind and the Willows. On his 90th birthday, Shepard was honored by an exhibition of 300 of his illustrations for Winnie the Pooh at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
A. A. Milne and Ernest H. Shepard
Alan Alexander Milne (A. A. Milne) was born in 1882. He began writing verses and short stories as a schoolboy. At Cambridge, he edited the undergraduate paper. After graduation in 1903, he went to London to write. Within a year, his money was gone. But he persevered and by 1906 he was an editor at Punch. He married Daphne de Selincourt in 1913. He enlisted in the army and served in Franch during World War I. During his service, he wrote 3 plays that were produced in London. After the war, he continued to write independently. In 1919 his play, Mr. Pim Passes By, was so successful that it granted the Milne’s financial independence.
Christopher Robin Milne was born in 1920. A year later, he was given a stuffed bear. This was followed by a tiger, pig, kangaroo, and donkey. (The original toys can be seen at the New York Public Library.) Milne’s first book of children’s verses, When We Were Very Young, was published in 1924. In 1926, Winnie the Pooh was published, establishing Milne as a major author of children’s books. These were followed by a second book of verses, Now We are Six, in 1927, and The House at Pooh Corner in 1928.
All four were illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard, who met Milne at Punch. He visited the family in Sussex and based his illustrations on Christopher Robin, his toys, and Ashdown Forest, the “real” 100 Acre Wood. The success of his illustrations led to a long and successful career, including works such as The Wind and the Willows. On his 90th birthday, Shepard was honored by an exhibition of 300 of his illustrations for Winnie the Pooh at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.