Winnie-the-Pooh

Chapter I: In Which We Are Introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees
By A. A. Milne (1926) · Illustrated by E. H. Shepard
A This Month™ Interactive Reader · Winnie the Pooh Day: January 18th

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Author:
Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander) (1882–1956)
Illustrator:
Shepard, Ernest H. (Ernest Howard) (1879–1976)
Narrator:
Andrea L. Patterson — Obie Award winner and Drama Desk Award nominee.
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Title:
Winnie-the-Pooh
Original Publication:
October 14, 1926 (Methuen & Co., London)
Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh_(book)
Reading Level:
Lexile: 1080L · Grades 3–7 · Ages 8–12
Language:
English (British)
Setting:
Hundred Acre Wood (based on Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, England)
Copyright:
Public domain in the USA (original 1926 text and E. H. Shepard illustrations)
Winnie the Pooh Day:
January 18th (A. A. Milne's birthday, 1882)