Winnie the Pooh facts for kids
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| First appearance | When We Were Very Young (1924) |
| Created by | A. A. Milne |
| Voiced by | Sterling Holloway (1966-1977) Hal Smith (1983-1986) Jim Cummings (1988-) |
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| Aliases | Pooh Pooh Bear Silly Old Bear |
| Species | Teddy bear |
| Gender | Male |
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 22 inches (560 mm) tall. He wears an old red t-shirt. His favorite food is honey. His birthday is October 14. 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 a old grey donkey. Tigger is an energetic tiger. Rabbit is a kind-hearted rabbit. Kanga is a female kangaroo. Roo is Kanga's son.
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.
There have been quite a few series created by Walt Disney based on these books. The stories are translated all over the world.
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.
Cast and characters in adaptations
| Characters | Films | |||||||||||
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| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) |
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) |
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999) |
The Tigger Movie (2000) |
The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart (2001) |
A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) |
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) |
Springtime with Roo (2004) |
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) |
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) |
Winnie the Pooh (2011) |
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| Winnie the Pooh | Sterling Holloway | Jim Cummings | ||||||||||
| Piglet | John Fiedler | John Fiedler (Archive Footage) Steve Schatzberg |
John Fiedler | Travis Oates | ||||||||
| Tigger | Paul Winchell | Paul Winchell (Archive Footage) Jim Cummings |
Jim Cummings | |||||||||
| Rabbit | Junius Matthews | Ken Sansom | Tom Kenny | |||||||||
| Eeyore | Ralph Wright | Peter Cullen | Peter Cullen (Archive Footage) Gregg Berger |
Peter Cullen | Bud Luckey | |||||||
| Owl | Hal Smith | Andre Stokja | Hal Smith (Archive Footage) Andre Stokja |
Andre Stokja | Andre Stokja | Craig Ferguson | ||||||
| Kanga | Barbara Luddy | Tress MacNeille | Kath Soucie | Kath Soucie | Kristen Anderson-Lopez | |||||||
| Roo | Clint Howard Dori Whitaker |
Nikita Hopkins | Nikita Hopkins | Jimmy Bennett | Nikita Hopkins | Jimmy Bennett | Wyatt Hall | |||||
| Characters | Short Films | ||||
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| Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) |
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) |
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too (1974) |
Winnie the Pooh Discovers the seasons (1981) |
Winnie the Pooh and a day for Eeyore (1983) |
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| Winnie the Pooh | Sterling Holloway | Hal Smith | |||
| Piglet | John Fiedler | ||||
| Tigger | Paul Winchell | Paul Winchell | |||
| Eeyore | Ralph Wright | Ron Feinberg | Ralph Wright | ||
| Characters | Television shows | ||||||||
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| Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983-1986) |
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988-1991) |
The Book of Pooh (2001-2003) |
My Friends Tigger and Pooh (2007-2010) |
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| Winnie the Pooh | Hal Smith | Jim Cummings | |||||||
| Piglet | Phil Baron | John Fielder | Travis Oates | ||||||
| Tigger | Will Ryan | Paul Winchell (1988-1989; 1990) Jim Cummings (1989; 1990-1991) |
Jim Cummings | ||||||
| Rabbit | Will Ryan | Ken Sansom | |||||||
| Characters | Television specials | |||
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| Winnie the Pooh and a Christmas too (1991) |
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996) |
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998) |
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine's for You (1999) |
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| Winnie the Pooh | Jim Cummings | |||
| Piglet | John Fiedler | |||
| Tigger | Paul Winchell | Jim Cummings | Paul Winchell (Speaking Voice) Jim Cummings (Singing Voice) |
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| Rabbit | Ken Sansom | |||
| Characters | Educational Films | ||||||||
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| Winnie the Pooh ABCs (2004) |
Winnie the Pooh 123s (2004) |
Winnie the Pooh: Shapes and Sizes (2006) |
Winnie the Pooh: Wonderful Word Adventure (2006) |
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| Winnie the Pooh | Jim Cummings | ||||||||
| Piglet | John Fiedler | Travis Oates | |||||||
| Tigger | Jim Cummings | ||||||||
| Rabbit | Ken Sansom | ||||||||
| Eeyore | Peter Cullen | ||||||||
| Owl | Andre Stokja | ||||||||
Images for kids
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Harry Colebourn and Winnie, 1914
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RCA Victor record from 1932 decorated with Stephen Slesinger, Inc.'s Winnie-the-Pooh
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A postage stamp showing Piglet and Winnie-the-Pooh as they appear in the Soviet adaptation
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A plaque on Winnie-the-Pooh Street (ulica Kubusia Puchatka) in Warsaw
