January 18 - Winnie the Pooh Day

 Posted on January 18, 2022

This is an update of my post published on January 18, 2011:

On this day in 1882, A.A. Milne was born in London, England. We celebrate his birthday by honoring his most beloved fictional character, the bear called Winnie the Pooh.

Winnie the Pooh and other animal characters such as Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, and Roo were friends with a little boy named Christopher Robin. They had many adventures involving blustery days and honey bees and such. The inspirations for these characters were A.A. Milne's real son, Christopher Robin, and his toys.

Above, Pooh and friends as drawn by author A. A. Milne.
Below, Pooh and friends as drawn by Disney artists.

Pandemic Pooh!

• Celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day by reading one of the Winnie the Pooh books, or by watching the excellent Disney video versions of the same.

• Here is the Disney Winnie the Pooh website. 
• Here are some Pooh-inspired recipes.

• Here are some Winnie the Pooh coloring pages to print.

• Here is a delightful trailer for a Disney Pooh movie that came out an entire decade ago! (Seems like yesterday!)

Also on this date:

Birthday of sound engineer Ray Dolby

Inventor Joseph Dixon's birthday

Lima Foundation Day

Thesaurus Day

Artist OTGO's birthday

Anniversary of legal precedent for cremation in the U.K.

Anniversary of Cook's "discovery" of Hawaii

Polar Bear Jump-Off in Alaska

Plan ahead:

Check out my Pinterest pages on:

• January holidays
• January birthdays
• Historical anniversaries in January
  
  

And here are my Pinterest boards for:

• February holidays
• February birthdays
• Historical anniversaries in February