1 A.A.Milne and his Winnie the Pooh

2 A.A. Milne 1882 – 1956 (74 years)

3 «Punch» - a British weekly magazine ( known) for its humorous articles and its literary criticism

4 Christopher Robin and his teddy bear

5 The bear originally called Edward bear was renamed Winnie after a brown bear in London Zoo. She had been the mascot of a Canadian regiment in the World War the First.

6 Earnest Shepard’s illustrations to «Winnie-the-Pooh»

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11 During the war the toys went to America and there they have been ever since. In 1987 they were donated to the New York Public Library. They are on a display in a special climate-controlled case.