Winnie-the-Pooh

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This article is about the fictional character. For other uses, see Winnie-the-Pooh (disambiguation).

"Pooh" and "Hunny" redirect here. For other meanings, see Poo. For the food, see Honey.

Winnie-the-Pooh
Pooh in an illustration by E. H. Shepard.
First appearance	When We Were Very Young (1924)
Created by	A. A. Milne
Voiced by	Sterling Holloway (1966–1977) Hal Smith (1983–1986) Jim Cummings (1988–present)
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Species	Teddy bear
Gender	Male

Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic bear created by A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children’s verse book When We Were Very Young (1924) and many more in Now We Are Six (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard.
(Hyphens in the character's name were dropped by Disney when the company adapted the Pooh stories into a series of features that became one of its most successful franchises.)
The Pooh stories have been translated into many languages, including Alexander Lenard's Latin translation, Winnie ille Pu, which was first published in 1958, and, in 1960, became the only Latin book ever to have been featured on The New York Times Best Seller list.^[1]