Arts & Culture

New stories to mark 95th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh

A new story collection to celebrate the 95th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh has been released.

The official prequel, set partially in London, is written in the style of Milne by Jane Riordan, and illustrated by Mark Burgess in the style of E.H. Shepard.

‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Once There Was a Bear’ takes readers back to when Pooh was bought from Harrods for baby Christopher Robin, and imagines the ‘before stories’ of Pooh, Eeyore and Piglet for the first time.

The author, Jane Riordan has been telling Alicia more.

Tanya Francis 1st October 2021

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