MILNEA.A. Milne was born in London in 1882 and became a successful playwright and poet. He based Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet and friends on the real nursery toys of his son Christopher Robin and published the first of their adventures in 1926. Since thn, Pooh has become a world-famous bear, and Milne's stories have been translated into sixty-two languages. Read More Read Less