Happy 90th birthday to one of the worlds most beloved icons of childrens literature WinniethePooh Since 1926 WinniethePooh and his friendsPiglet Owl Tigger and the ever doleful Eeyorehave endured as the unforgettable creations of A.A. Milne who wrote this book for his son Christopher Robin and Ernest H. Shepard who lovingly gave Pooh and his companions shape. These characters and their stories are timeless treasures of childhood that continue to speak to all of us with the kind of freshness and heart that distinguishes true storytelling. WinniethePooh is a joy full of solemn idiocies and the sort of jokes one weeps over helplessly not even knowing why they are so funny and with it all the real wit and tenderness which alone could create a priceless little masterpiece. Saturday Review 1926 show more