James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby George DuPree said to his mother, "Mother," he said, said he; "You must never go down to the end of town without consulting me!"

I have all the books in hardback and the poems.

Timeless classics!

Dad's voice is always the best🙂 I think I might have some of the original illustrations via Pinterest

IMO A.A. Milne wrote the best stories for children who will become adults. Magical life lessons,

Here's a bit of Winnie-The-Pooh trivia that you either may or may not have known...

The character, Winnie-The-Pooh was named after a real-life bear named Winnie, which during the time of the First World War, (then known as The Great War) was a mascot for a Canadian Armed Forces regiment stationed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, hence the name: "Winnie."

At one point, A man and his son were visiting the London Zoo, where they saw Winnie, and that inspired the man to write stories about him, which became "The Many Adventures of Winnie-The-Pooh."

That man was A.A. Milne.

Hey, don't destroy my childhood memories. After all, I am an American, so it is expected.

I think mine was only ever my own voice in my head but I still have my copy of the book.

That is because it was a leaving present from my Infants' School form-teacher when Dad's work site was moved lock-stock and barrel from one county to another, forcing our and many other families to move about 100 miles.

I would not trust the Disney Corporation to create a version respectful to original book, author and illustrator, of a washing-machine operating-manual.