Winnie the Pooh has been beloved for 100 years. But fame wasn't so enchanting for the real Christopher Robin

May 10, 2026 - 12:00
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Winnie the Pooh has been beloved for 100 years. But fame wasn't so enchanting for the real Christopher Robin
Author Alan Alexander Milne and his son Christopher Robin Milne with his Winnie the Pooh teddy.

One hundred years after Winnie the Pooh was published, it continues to enchant. Its origins have a happy beginning in the bond between a Canadian veterinary soldier and the cub he named for his adopted hometown, but the story takes an unhappy turn as the Milnes struggled with the effects of fame.