About the Author: A.A.Milne
A.A.Milne was born in London in 1882. He began writing as a contributor to
Punch magazine, and also wrote plays and poetry. Winnie-the-Pooh made his first
appearance in Punch magazine in 1923. Soon after, in 1926, Milne published his
first stories about Winnie-the-Pooh, which were an instant success. Since then,
Pooh has become a world-famous bear, and Milnes stories have been translated
into approximately forty-different languages.