Three Cheers For Pooh (Winnie the Pooh) - hardcover

This is the story of how Winnie-the-Pooh came to be the nation's favourite teddy bear. Winnie-the-Pooh is one of the best-loved children's characters of all time. But how did he become so popular? In this beautifull book, author Brian Sibley tells the story of Pooh's origins and how he came to be the Bear for All Ages. Illustrated with many rare photographs, drawings and sketches, this book is the complete guide to Winnie-the-Pooh and his creators, A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard. This book really is something quite special. Perfect for fans aged 5 and 55. The nation's favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for 90 years. Milne's classic children's stories - featuring Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself - are both heart-warming and funny, teaching lessons of friendship and reflecting the power of a child's imagination like no other story before or since. Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. BRIAN SIBLEY is a writer, broadcaster, and life-long Pooh aficionado. His first radio programme was a celebration of Pooh's fiftieth birthday followed, a few years later, by a radio play about A. A. Milne. He compiled The Pooh Book of Quotations and edited The Pooh Sketch Book., Seventy-five years after he was introduced to readers by author A.A. Milne, the "best bear in all the world" continues to delight new generations of children (and one or two grownups, as well!) in such classics as Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Brian Sibley, avid Pooh devotee (and editor of The Pooh Book of Quotations), here gathers a fascinating collection of biographical information about Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne, the real Christopher Robin, Ernest H. Shepard, and many other "collaborators" in the creation of a childhood archetype. Readers will learn Milne's initial opinion of Shepard as an illustrator, how Pooh came to have so many names, and whether there was ever a real bear named Winnie. Packed with illustrations and sketches by Shepard, as well as photographs, newspaper articles, and manuscript pages, this attractively designed book will please Pooh fans of all ages--and answer a few long-wondered questions about the beginnings of the beloved Bear of Very Little Brain. (Ages 7 and older) --Emilie Coulter