A. A. Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, on whom the character Christopher Robin was based | 1921

Deykun@kbin.social · 10 months ago

A. A. Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, on whom the character Christopher Robin was based | 1921

Deykun@kbin.social · 10 months ago

A photo description:

Christopher Robin’s original Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed toys, on display at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library. Clockwise from bottom left: Tigger, Kanga, Edward Bear (“Winnie-the-Pooh”), Eeyore, and Piglet. Roo was also one of the original toys, but was lost during the 1930s.

More about it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh#History