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A. A. Milne (1882–1956)

Author of Winnie-the-Pooh

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About the Author

A prolific writer, A. A. Milne published 35 plays, 6 novels, 3 books of verse, 3 collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction, including sketches for Punch magazine, of which he was the assistant editor. Nevertheless, his fame rests on four books for children: two of whimsical show more stories about the stuffed animals in his son's bedroom (Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner) and two of verse (When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six). All are considered classics and have been included among the Children's Literature Association's Touchstone books as the best in children's literature, on the Lewis Carroll Shelf list, and on the Choice magazine list of books for the academic library. He also wrote Toad of Toad Hall, a play based on Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, and Once upon a Time: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, both of which are sometimes included in volumes with the four classic works. Milne had a son, Christopher Robin, who served as the model for the little boy in his children's books. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by A. A. Milne

Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) 13,433 copies
The House at Pooh Corner (1928) 8,435 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh / The House at Pooh Corner (1928) — Author — 6,058 copies
When We Were Very Young (1924) 5,575 copies
Now We Are Six (1927) 5,221 copies
The Red House Mystery (1922) 1,609 copies
Winnie Ille Pu (1958) 1,338 copies
Eeyore Has a Birthday (1926) 733 copies
The Pooh Story Book (1926) 616 copies
Piglet Meets a Heffalump (1975) — Author — 508 copies
Once on a Time (1917) 442 copies
Pooh Invents a New Game (1983) 381 copies
Pooh Goes Visiting (1990) 367 copies
Winnie-The-Pooh's ABC (1995) 361 copies
Winnie the Pooh's Opposites (1995) 319 copies
Tiggers Don't Climb Trees (1928) 278 copies
Eeyore Loses a Tail (1974) 267 copies
Tigger is Unbounced (1928) 246 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh's 1, 2, 3 (1990) 227 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh's Colors (1995) 226 copies
Winnie Ille Pu Semper Ludet (1980) 216 copies
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger (1928) 198 copies
Toad of Toad Hall (1929) 187 copies
Pooh's Bedtime Book (1980) 177 copies
Pooh's Little Etiquette Book (1724) 159 copies
Stories of Winnie the Pooh (1989) 156 copies
The Honey Tree (Winnie-the-Pooh Little Golden Book) (1965) — Author — 143 copies
Pooh (Giant Board Book) (1999) 127 copies
The Hums of Pooh (1930) 127 copies
Eeyore Finds the Wolery (1928) 121 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Tells Time (1997) 106 copies
A Gallery of Children (1925) 104 copies
A Search Is Organdized (1991) 101 copies
Pooh's Little Fitness Book (1996) 85 copies
Two People (1931) 79 copies
Tigger (Giant Board Book) (1999) 77 copies
The Magic Hill (1925) 77 copies
Pooh's Wishing Star (1998) 74 copies
A Hunny, Funny, Sunny Day! (1999) 72 copies
Pooh's Pot o' Honey (1967) 72 copies
Piglet (Giant Board Book) (1997) 64 copies
Not that it Matters (1919) 63 copies
Piglet Has the Sniffles (1998) 63 copies
Pooh's Birthday Book (1963) 61 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh and Friends (2001) 60 copies
Mr. Pim Passes By (1921) 60 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Full-Cast Dramatization (1997) — Author — 58 copies
It's Tigger Time! (1995) 57 copies
Once a Week (1914) 52 copies
Where's Piglet? (1995) 47 copies
The Winnie-the-Pooh Library (1998) 44 copies
Four Days' Wonder (1933) 43 copies
Winnie the Pooh Treasury (1990) 43 copies
The Holiday Round (1912) 42 copies
Images of Beauty (1804) 42 copies
The Pooh Sketchbook (1982) 40 copies
Chloe Marr (1946) 40 copies
If I May (1921) 38 copies
There's Always Pooh and Me (2002) 33 copies
Tigger Comes to the Forest (1998) 31 copies
Pooh's Alphabet Book (1975) 30 copies
Year In, Year Out (1952) 29 copies
Tigger Tales (2001) 29 copies
A Table Near the Band (1950) 29 copies
Pooh & Christopher Robin (2002) 28 copies
Second Plays (1921) 27 copies
Pot o’ Gold (2005) 26 copies
Peace with Honour (1934) 26 copies
A Smackerel of Pooh (2003) 25 copies
A New House for Eeyore (1998) 23 copies
The Pooh Song Book (1961) 23 copies
All About Piglet (2008) 22 copies
Modern plays (1937) — Author — 22 copies
The Day's Play (1910) 21 copies
A Very Grand Thing (1999) 21 copies
World of Pooh 21 copies
Pooh's First Clock (1998) 21 copies
Pooh to Grow On (1998) 20 copies
Those were the days (1929) 20 copies
Belinda (1918) 19 copies
ABC with Winnie-the-Pooh (1997) 18 copies
Love from Pooh (2002) 17 copies
The pocket Milne (1940) 17 copies
The Ivory Door (1929) 17 copies
Miss Elizabeth Bennet (1936) 16 copies
Piglet Meets A Heffalump (2014) — Author — 16 copies
Pooh's Great Big Word Book (2000) 16 copies
The King's Breakfast (1984) 16 copies
Three Plays (1922) 15 copies
Behind the Lines (1940) 15 copies
Four Plays (1926) 14 copies
Eeyore's (mis)Adventures (2003) 14 copies
Happy Days (2007) 14 copies
Hello Pooh, Hello Piglet (1999) 14 copies
By Way of Introduction (1929) 13 copies
Prince Rabbit (1991) 13 copies
The Favourite Wonder Book (1938) — Contributor — 13 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Baby Days (1999) 13 copies
Pooh's Poems (1991) 13 copies
Peter Plys (2000) 13 copies
Pooh Christmas Songs (1998) 12 copies
Peek-a-Pooh! (2001) 12 copies
Love, Piglet (2003) 12 copies
Pooh Stories [boxed set] (2005) 12 copies
Rabbit Has A Busy Day Sf (1998) 11 copies
Pooh Invents a New Game SF (1998) 11 copies
The Man in the Bowler Hat (1923) 10 copies
Pooh's Noisy Book (1999) 10 copies
Mr. Pim {novel} (1921) 9 copies
Tigger Has Breakfast (1996) 9 copies
Love, Pooh (2003) 9 copies
Pooh to the Rescue (1997) 9 copies
Marching Band (Pooh) (1999) 9 copies
Pooh's Counting Book (1982) 9 copies
Micsoda négy nap! (1982) 8 copies
Pooh S Poems SF (1998) 8 copies
Tigger Comes to Breakfast (2000) 8 copies
Pooh's Quiz Book (1977) 8 copies
Winnie the Pooh Set (2001) 7 copies
El mundo de Puff (1989) 7 copies
The Fourth Wall (1929) 7 copies
Courage from Piglet (2001) 6 copies
Wisdom from Pooh (2001) 6 copies
Smiths - Pooh Treasury (1997) 6 copies
Labu Winnie (2004) 5 copies
Lovers in London (1905) 5 copies
Very Young Verses. (1932) 5 copies
S Puh-Bärle Winnie (2001) 5 copies
Michael and Mary (1930) 5 copies
Tiggers Bounce (Disney) (1999) 4 copies
Winnie the Pooh Library (2009) 4 copies
Dress-up Day (1999) 4 copies
123 With Winnie-the-Pooh (1997) 4 copies
Vestirsi (2003) 4 copies
Pu der Bär-Tagebuch (1999) 4 copies
Pooh Frieze (1979) 4 copies
Pooh Library (1973) 4 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Journal (1986) 4 copies
Versjes van Poeh / druk 1 (1986) 4 copies
Four Day's Wonder (2023) 4 copies
Winnie l'ourson (1992) 4 copies
Wtp - Tigger Is Unbounced (2003) 3 copies
Good Night (1999) 3 copies
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey [2023 Film] (2023) — characters from the book by — 3 copies
Favorite Color (Disney) (1999) 3 copies
Iloisia ajatuksia (2011) 3 copies
Vinni-Puh (2017) 3 copies
Tikru tulee metsään (2002) 3 copies
The Runaway Tail (1996) 3 copies
Niedźwiodek Puch (2019) 3 copies
Best Shapes (1999) 3 copies
War with honour 3 copies
Winnie the Pooh Baby Book (1991) 3 copies
Satukarhu Puh 3 copies
Happy birthday Pooh! (2001) 3 copies
Piglet and the Balloon (2003) 2 copies
Śniadanie Króla (2012) 2 copies
winnie the pooh 2 copies
Kahropoig Puhh (2021) 2 copies
Pooh Köşesindeki Ev (2019) 2 copies
Jolie frimousses:Tigrou (2005) 2 copies
Bogen om Peter Plys (2016) 2 copies
Modern Short Plays Second Series — Contributor — 2 copies
Winnie-De-Poeh Deel 2 (1998) 2 copies
Tiger ist zu ungestüm (1979) 2 copies
Pu der Bär 1 - 6. 6 CDs. (2001) 2 copies
Vinni-Pukh i vse-vse-vse (2011) 2 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh 2 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Story Box (2003) 2 copies
Der Var En Tid (1981) 2 copies
Winnie the Pooh Journal (1986) 2 copies
Le Meilleur Des Ours (1962) 2 copies
Kuka siellä piileksii? (2008) 2 copies
The Pooh Books 2 copies
Rainy Day (Disney) (1999) 2 copies
Nøff gjør noe storartet (1977) 2 copies
Peter Plys i regn (2000) 2 copies
Pooh Birthday Book: 2 (1985) 2 copies
Puhin hyrinät (2003) 2 copies
Aku tiger 2 copies
Who Are Pooh's Friends? (1983) 2 copies
Winter Friends (1969) 2 copies
Det var en gång- (1986) 2 copies
Vini Zvani Pu 2 copies
Ein Tag mit Winnie Puuh (1998) 2 copies
Micimackó visszatér (2009) 2 copies
Nalle Puhs bästa (2000) 2 copies
El osito Winnie Pu (1901) 2 copies
Poeh en de bijen (1987) 2 copies
Weather (1999) 2 copies
The Norman Church (1948) 2 copies
Nalle Puh keittokirja (1998) 2 copies
Winnie the Pooh Gift Book (2003) 2 copies
Dwoje ludzi 1 copy
Mr Pim (2023) 1 copy
היה היה פעם. (2009) 1 copy
Nalle Puh och Tigger (1979) 1 copy
Kuca na Puovom uglu (2006) 1 copy
VINI PU 1 copy
Vsyo o Vinni-Puhe (2017) 1 copy
Pienten oma Nalle Puh (2006) 1 copy
Ach te baby (2021) 1 copy
Todo sobre la lluvia (2003) 1 copy
Berek Puchok 1 copy
Eeyore 1 copy
Nalle Puh jumppaa (2004) 1 copy
Tigger's Breakfast (2003) 1 copy
Macko Puf 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
Vespers 1 copy
Halfway Down 1 copy
Hoppity 1 copy
Pooh Clip and Read (2001) 1 copy
Winny l'orso 1 copy
Tiikerin pomppu (2005) 1 copy
Pooh: A Three-Act Play (2023) — Author — 1 copy
Dawno, dawno temu (1983) 1 copy
Wiersze dla Krzysia (1983) 1 copy
War Aims Unlimited (1941) 1 copy
¡A lavarse! (2011) 1 copy
Pooh Builds a House (2004) 1 copy
Vems kvinna? 1 copy
Vier Tage Trubel. (1981) 1 copy
Tigger 1 copy
Pooh 1 copy
Peter Plys i sol (2000) 1 copy
En Morsom vind (1999) 1 copy
Myślątka Puchatka (2003) 1 copy
Mamy Już Sześć Lat (2005) 1 copy
Pooh and Piglet (1994) 1 copy
De tu 1 copy
Very Young Verses (1931) 1 copy
Winnie-the-Pooh 123 (2002) 1 copy
Poems 1 copy
Nalle Puhin satulipas (2001) 1 copy
Micimacko (1991) 1 copy
Puh's grannskap (1998) 1 copy
The Stepmother (2005) 1 copy
Puppy and I 1 copy
The Romantic Age (2010) 1 copy
Tussis lykkedag (1998) 1 copy
Ole Brumm Les For Meg (2000) 1 copy
Pooh Bear's box (1976) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Wind in the Willows (1908) — Introduction, some editions — 23,697 copies
Pooh's Little Instruction Book (1995) — Inspiration — 428 copies
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: A Classic Disney Treasury (1997) — Original stories — 425 copies
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh [1977 film] (1977) — Original stories — 397 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Meets Gopher (1965) 372 copies
Knights of Madness: Further Comic Tales of Fantasy (1998) — Contributor — 298 copies
24 Favorite One Act Plays (1958) — Contributor — 285 copies
The Family Read-Aloud Christmas Treasury (1989) — Contributor — 278 copies
Eeyore's Gloomy Little Instruction Book (1996) — Inspiration — 270 copies
A Book of English Essays (1942) — Contributor — 242 copies
Pooh's Honey Tree (Winnie the Pooh First Reader) (1998) — Original story — 234 copies
Pooh Helps Out (My Very First Winnie the Pooh) (1999) — Author — 227 copies
The Tigger Movie [2000 film] (2000) — Original stories — 217 copies
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature Set (1961) — Contributor — 209 copies
Christopher Robin [2018 film] (2018) — Original story — 196 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Patch (1980) — Contributor — 188 copies
Winnie the Pooh [2011 film] (2011) — Original stories — 186 copies
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1994) — Original story — 153 copies
Murder & Other Acts of Literature (1997) — Contributor — 147 copies
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (2015) — Contributor — 142 copies
Pooh's Heffalump Movie [2005 film] (2005) — Original stories — 132 copies
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1994) — Contributor, some editions — 130 copies
Bodies from the Library (2018) — Contributor — 123 copies
Poems of Early Childhood (Childcraft) (1923) — Contributor — 120 copies
Sixteen Famous British Plays (1942) — Contributor — 114 copies
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) — Original story — 111 copies
Piglet's Big Movie [2003 film] (2003) — Original stories — 106 copies
Storytelling and Other Poems (1949) — Contributor — 91 copies
Great Stories for Young Readers (1969) — Contributor — 91 copies
Look and Find: Tigger (1990) — Original charcters — 91 copies
The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (1997) — Contributor — 88 copies
A Book of Princesses (1963) — Contributor — 87 copies
Murder for Christmas, Vol. 2 (1982) — Contributor — 87 copies
The Pooh Get-Well Book (1966) — Inspiration — 81 copies
Pooh & Friends (Disney Home Pooh Collection) Leisure Arts #3262 (2001) — Original characters — 80 copies
Christopher Robin: The Novelization (2018) — Contributor — 68 copies
My Song Is Beautiful (1994) — Contributor — 67 copies
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo [2004 film] (2004) — Original stories — 67 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year [2008 film] (2002) — Original stories — 63 copies
The Theatre Guild Anthology (1936) — Contributor — 62 copies
A Century of British Mystery and Suspense (2000) — Contributor — 56 copies
The Winnie-the-Pooh Book (A Golden Shape Book) (1965) — Original story — 45 copies
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie [2005 film] (2005) — Original story — 44 copies
A Golden Land (1958) — Contributor — 42 copies
A Century of Humour (1934) — Contributor — 42 copies
Look and Find: Pooh and Friends (2007) — Original characters — 37 copies
The Queen's Book of the Red Cross (1939) — Contributor — 36 copies
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (Pictureback) (2005) — Original story — 34 copies
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving [1999 film] (1999) — Original stories — 33 copies
Modern Essays (1921) — Contributor — 33 copies
Disney's When Summer Is Over! (Winnie the Pooh's School Days) (2000) — Original story — 31 copies
A Book of Princes (1964) — Contributor — 25 copies
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too [1974 short film] (1974) — Original story — 23 copies
The Great Book of Humour (1935) — Contributor — 22 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You [1999 TV short] (1999) — Original story — 22 copies
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore [1983 shot film] (1993) — Based on the stories by — 21 copies
Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh and Christmas Too [1991 TV movie] (1991) — Original stories — 19 copies
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree [1966 short film] (1966) — Original book — 19 copies
Going Barefoot and Other Poems (1987) — Contributor — 18 copies
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day [1968 short film] (1968) — Original story — 17 copies
The Harper Book of Princes (1964) — Contributor — 13 copies
The World of Law, Volume I : The Law in Literature (1960) — Contributor — 12 copies
Nine selected Plays with commentary and Acting Notes (1946) — Contributor — 9 copies
Redselen i Deptford og andre studier i Sherlock Holmes (1980) — Contributor — 8 copies
Fiction Goes to Court (1954) — Contributor — 8 copies
All Sails Set (1948) — Contributor — 8 copies
Detection Medley (1939) — Introduction — 7 copies
A Treasury of Great Short Stories — Contributor — 7 copies
Drama I (1962) — Contributor — 7 copies
Number Two Joy Street (1924) — Contributor — 6 copies
Essays by Modern Masters (1930) — Contributor — 5 copies
Evening Standard Detective Book (1950) — Contributor — 5 copies
The Children's Own Treasure Book (1947) — Contributor — 2 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh [1960 Shirley Temple Storybook TV episode] (1960) — Origininal story — 1 copy
The Granta and its Contributors, 1889-1914 — Introduction — 1 copy
Five Modern Plays (1950) — Author — 1 copy
Essays of the year (1929-1930) (1930) — Contributor — 1 copy
Number Three Joy Street (1925) — Contributor — 1 copy

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It was my favourite book as a child, and I still read this occasionally! I also still watch the films & tv adaptations, because whyever not? The stories are all as amusing as they are delightful, full of many life lessons and unforgettable quotes.

My favourite quotes:
“The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.”
“If you live to be a hundred, I hope I live to be a hundred minus one day, so that I never have to live a day without you.”
“Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”
“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.”
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sophiesapphire | 205 other reviews | Apr 14, 2024 |
Light fiction, not quite as silly as Wodehouse, but frivolous post WW I
 
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ritaer | 2 other reviews | Apr 4, 2024 |
"The Ugly Duckling" is a short play by Winnie-the-Pooh author A.A. Milne, which reflects all the humor and wit and wordplay typical of its creator. It deals beautifully with ideas of the inherent dignity of human beings and what true beauty is about--but not in the trite and overused ways we often run into today! Instead it suggests maybe beauty is something that comes from choosing to look on someone with love. A thirty-minute delight.
 
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FBCbookshelf | 2 other reviews | Mar 30, 2024 |
A free-spirited gentleman serendipitously stops to visit a friend who is guest at the Red House. He enters just as a classic locked-room murder has been committed and the assumed killer has disappeared. He remains to testify at the inquest but decides to investigate with the aid of his friend. He draws some true and some false conclusions before solving the case. A fair example of the elaborate puzzle style of the 1920s mystery.
 
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