The World of Winnie the Pooh: The Complete Winnie-The-Pooh and the House at Pooh

Lifelong devotees and new friends of the Bear of Very Little Brain will be glad to see all twenty of A. A. Milne's world-famous Winnie-the-Pooh stories brought together in one beautiful volume. Milne's prose and Ernest H. Shepard's drawings-including full-color art created especially for these editions-perfectly capture the feelings of childhood.<br><br><b>Author:</b> A. A. Milne<br><b>Publisher:</b> Dutton Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 10/14/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 384<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 2.38lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.60h x 6.51w x 1.27d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780525444473<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Alan Alexander Milne was born in London on January 18, 1882, the third and youngest son of a schoolmaster. At age eleven, he won a scholarship to the Westminster School. He went on toattend Cambridge University and became the editor of the undergraduate paper, Granta. After graduating from Cambridge in 1903, Milne moved back to London with enough savings to live for one year. He was determined to become a writer. By 1906, he had been offered theposition of Assistant Editor at <i>Punch</i>, a classic British humor magazine. He remained at <i>Punch</i> for the next eight years.<p>In 1913, Milne married Dorothy de Selincourt (known as Daphne) and moved to a house in London's Chelsea section. When World War I broke out, he enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, eventually serving in France. During his train