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Ashdown Forest

(Encyclopedia) Ashdown Forest, area of heathland and forest, c.10 sq mi (2,500 ha), East Sussex, SE England, famous as the setting for the Winnie the Pooh books by A. A. Milne. E. H. Shepard's…

Paul Winchell 2005 Deaths

Paul WinchellAge: 82 ventriloquist and inventor who created the puppet Jerry Mahoney. He provided the voice for Tigger in the Winnie-the-Pooh movies. Died: Moorpark, Calif., June 24,…

John Fiedler 2005 Deaths

John FiedlerAge: 80 actor best known for providing the voice to Piglet in the Winnie-the-Pooh movies. He also appeared in Broadway's A Raisin in the Sun and the film Twelve Angry Men. Died:…

The Tigger Movie

Director/Writer:Jun FalkensteinWalt Disney Pictures; G; 76 minutesRelease:2/00Voices of:Jim Cummings, Nikita Hopkins, John Hurt The undeniable allure of A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh and his…

A.A. Milne

Name at birth: Alan Alexander MilneMilne is the creator of Winnie the Pooh, the beloved stuffed bear who starred in a series of books by Milne and (much later) in the animated films of Walt Disney.…

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh is one of the best-loved figures in British children's literature. Pooh was the creation of author A.A. Milne, who was inspired by the stuffed toys of his son Christopher Robin.…

Milne, A. A.

(Encyclopedia) Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander Milne)Milne, A. A.mĭln, mĭl [key], 1882–1956, English author. Milne began his literary career as a journalist and later became a regular contributor to…

Hardcover

Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print…

1997 Grammy Awards

The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on February 25, 1998.Record:“Sunny Came Home,” Shawn ColvinAlbum:Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan (Columbia…

children's book illustration

(Encyclopedia) children's book illustration, any type of picture or decorative work produced for books specifically intended for a youthful audience. During the 1960s a number of seldom-used…