The real Christopher Robin was the son of the Author of the Winnie the Pooh Book, A. A. Milne.

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The original Pooh Book were inspired by author A. A. Milne's son Christopher Robin and his stuffed animals.

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DID YOU KNOW? "A. A." MILNE stands for Alan Alexander.

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Q: Which major character is not mentioned in the Winnie the Pooh Theme Song?

A: Tigger ( no wonder he gets his own song later on!)

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The Winnie the Pooh theme was the first Pooh song composed by the Sherman Brothers, Walt Disney award--winning songwriting team.

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The feature-length film the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is made up of three short Pooh featurettes.

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The first segment Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, was originally seen in the movie theaters in 1966.

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Think, Think, Think: Can you name another Disney character who can turn his body around and no to move his head. 

That's right its Pinocchio

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Look closely for the can of condensed milk in Pooh's cupboard.

Condensed milk is thick and sweet-like honey!

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Silly Old Riddle:

Q: What is Pooh's favorite Color?

A: Golden - or honey- of course.

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Bees, Please: Bees produce honey as food for their hive during winter, when flowers aren't blooming and there's no nectar available.

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The original Winnie the Pooh Book was first published in 1926.

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Test your Pooh IQ:

Q: If Eeyore is stuffed with sawdust... What is Pooh stuffed with?

A: Fluff

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Nearly 1,000 colors were used by the Disney Ink and paint department to create the colorful world of the Hundred Acre Wood.

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The real life black bear that helped inspire the name of Winnie the Pooh lived in a London Zoo and was called Winnie in honor of the town of Winnipeg, Canada.

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What's the Buzz: Honey bees make their unique buzzing by stroking their wings 11,400 times per minute.

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Think, Think, Think: Can you name another Disney animated character that carries an umbrella?

That's right, Jimmy Cricket!

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Did you know? Rabbit and Owl are the only two original Pooh character not based on a stuffed toy animal. They were inspired by real-life forest residents.

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This scene of Rabbit trying to disguise Pooh stuck in his front door was one of Walt Disney's favorites.

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According to scientist, the raven is the smartest bird, not the Owl.

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Gopher is the one major character not in the original Pooh stories.

In fact, he tells us he's "not in the book," you know!

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Gopher was inspired by the beaver in Lady in the Tramp. In addition to looking alike both characters whistle through their front teeth.

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Look closely and you'll see Eeyore eating  his favorite food: Thistles

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Other famous Disney Bears: Bongo from Fun and Fancy, Free Baloo from The Jungle Book, little John from Robin Hood.

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Did you Notice? During this "Pooh-rade" Christopher Robin plays the drum that was earlier lying in front of his house.

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Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day was first seen in movie theaters in 1968.

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No one is exactly sure who Mr. Sanders really was.

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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was originally released to movie theaters on March 11, 1977.

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March is well known as a month with 31 rather blustery days.

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Walt Disney wanted to add more fun to his Pooh movie so he added the character Gopher.

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In the original Pooh Books, Eeyore house was built in a sheltered part of the forest. Pooh called "Pooh Corner."

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Pooh got his own newspaper strip in 1978.

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A " zephyr" is a breeze.

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A "glockenspiel" is a musical instrument with a series of metal bars played with two light hammers.

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Did you know? Owl's story is about the famous poem. The Owl and the Pussycat written by Edward Lear in 1871.

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A. A. Milne's original Winnie the Pooh Book has been translated into over thirty languages including Latin & Yiddish.

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Tigger was animated by Milt Kahl the same Disney artist who animated Share Khan in The Jungle Book.

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Elephants like to eat grass. Leaves, shrubs, flowers, fruits and roots are also eaten.

They need about 330 pounds of food and about 22 gallons of water each day.

In many ways, "the Heffalumps and Woozles" sequence recalls the pink elephants on Parade sequence in Dumbo. That's a real nightmare of Pooh.

Weasels think mice are yummy.

Heffalumps and woozles however, like to eat honey

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Donkeys are known for stubborness and here Eeyore puts the quality to good use.

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In 1983, Eeyore stared in the featurette Winnie the Pooh and A Day for Eeyore.

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The featurette Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day segment won an Oscar as Best Cartoon Short Subject of 1968.

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Walt Disney awarded 32 Oscars, more than any single person in history.

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This third Chapter, Winnie the Pooh & Tigger Too... Walt Disney's goal was to preserve the delicate charm and whimsical wit of the original Pooh Books. written by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard.

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Other famous Disney Tigers: Shere Khan from The Jungle Book, Rajah from Aladdin.

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Pooh illustrator Ernest H. Shepard was the father of Mary Shepard who illustrated the original Mary Poppins Book.

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Pooh bear got his very own TV shows ... The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in 1983.

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Did you know? Pooh author A.A. Milne ... based the bouncy personality of Tigger on a black spanied dog named Chun.

Chun enthusiastically jumped or bounced on everyone he met.

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The Disney Artist  drew Tigger as if there's a spring inside his tail.

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A.A. Milne based the Hundred Acre Wood... on AshdownForest, a country place where he, his wife and Christopher Robin went for weekends.

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Winnie the Pooh made his appearance in A.A. Milne's poem "Teddy Bear" and in "When were very young", published in 1924.

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