Claudia and Erik celebrate Winnie the Pooh’s centenary
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Claudia and Erik, described as the Netherlands’ biggest Winnie the Pooh fans, celebrated the character’s 100th anniversary. Winnie the Pooh items were visible throughout their house.
Centenary of Winnie-the-Pooh
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The first Winnie-the-Pooh book by British writer A. A. Milne, illustrated by E. H. Shepard, marked its 100th anniversary. It was published on 14 October 1926 and introduced the bear and characters including Christopher Robin, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Rabbit and Owl.
Simon de Waal reread Winnie-the-Pooh
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Writer, screenwriter and part-time police officer Simon de Waal, 65, reread A. A. Milne’s 1926 book Winnie-the-Pooh, which he first encountered in primary school. He said he greatly enjoyed reading it again about 50 years later and that the bear’s intelligence did not matter.