How old is Winnie-the-Pooh?

There is 100-acres, deep in the woods where lives our great friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. This Disney character if one of the most beloved icons of Disney. Some people argue about the actual day Winnie-the-Pooh was born, so to speak. Some say that Winnie was born in 1921. That's the year the author of these popular children books, A.A. Milne, made sure a bear was given to his son, Christopher Robin, when he turned one. That makes Winnie-the-Pooh now 91 years old.

On the other side of the coin some folk feel that Pooh was not born until 1925, That was the time his name changed to Winnie Pooh from Edward Bear.With those dates Winnie would be around 87 years old. A.A. The facts are settled when the author holds a conversation about it between Christopher Robin and Pooh.

In this conversation Christopher Robin asks Pooh bear to remember him forever, all his life, even 100 years. Pooh agrees, but wonders how old he would be then. Christopher tells Pooh that would make him 99 years old. Sadly, Christopher Robin died at 75 years old, but pooh kept his promise to always remember him. It's true, pooh is now 90 years old and he and Christopher Robin will remain in the hearts of Winnie the Pooh fans for evermore!

The Start of Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh got his unusual name from two live animals familiar to the Milne family. The two names came from a bear called Winnie and a Swan named Pooh that lived on a lake near by. It has never been discovered as to why the name was changed from Edward Bear to Winnie-Pooh.

The story began from a bedtime story Alan Milne would tell Christopher Robin about his Pooh bear. Alan, once asked by a publisher for a Christmas story, Alan's wife, Daphne, encouraged him to write the bedtime story about Winnie-Pooh. The story was so popular it became the first chapter of the book, “Winnie-the-Pooh.”

The book “When We Were Young” introduced Pooh bear's neighbors and friends of the 100-Acres Woods: Eeyore, the sad donkey, Piglet, the very timid, stuttering baby pig, Kanga, the kindhearted mother kangaroo and Roo, her son. Tigger, Rabbit and Owl were created down the road, but not in the beginning stories. The world loved the idea of the teddy bear and his friends and over 150,000 copies were sold in the US alone by the end of 1926.

Next came the story "Now We Are Six" which came out in 1927 and sold 94,000 copies just the first two months. The final book written in 1928 included our favorite character Tigger and had an astounding 130 printings.

People Will Always Love the Beloved Winnie-the-Pooh

The friendship of Winnie-the-Pooh is limitless as he does anything to help those he cares about. He can be found at any of his friends houses when they get into a dilemma they need help with. Winnie-the-Pooh may not be the sharpest teddy bear in the world, but he is the most caring of them all. The moral learned from Winnie over the past 90 years will continued from now to eternity.

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And here is a video featuring Owl, who is probably my favorite Pooh character, in one of my favorite Winnie-the-Pooh videos.