WINNIE-THE-POOH
BY A. A. MILNE

JUVENILES

When We Were Very Young"The best book of verses for children ever
written."—A. EDWARD NEWTON in The Atlantic Monthly.

Fourteen Songs from When We Were Very YoungWords by A. A. Milne.
Music by H. Fraser-Simson. Decorations by E. H. Shepard.

The King's BreakfastWords by A. A. Milne. Music by H. Fraser-Simson.
Decorations by E. H. Shepard
ESSAYS

Not That It Matters

The Sunny Side

If I May
MYSTERY STORY

The Red House Mystery

WINNIE-THE-POOH
BY A. A. MILNE
McCLELLAND & STEWART, LTD.
PUBLISHERS—TORONTO

Copyright, Canada, 1926
By McClelland & Stewart, Limited
Publishers, Toronto
First Printing, October, 1926
Second " July, 1927

Third " December, 1928
Fourth " December, 1929
Fifth " March, 1931

Printed in Canada


To Her


HAND IN HAND WE COME
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN AND I
TO LAY THIS BOOK IN YOUR LAP.
SAY YOU'RE SURPRISED?
SAY YOU LIKE IT?
SAY IT'S JUST WHAT YOU WANTED?
BECAUSE IT'S YOURS——
BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU.


INTRODUCTION
If you happen to have read another book about Christopher Robin, you may
remember that he once had a swan (or the swan had Christopher Robin, I
don't know which) and that he used to call this swan Pooh. That was a
long time ago, and when we said good-bye, we took the name with us, as
we didn't think the swan would want it any more. Well, when Edward Bear
said that he would like an exciting name all to himself, Christopher
Robin said at once, without stopping to think, that he was
Winnie-the-Pooh. And he was. So, as I have explained the Pooh part, I
will now explain the rest of it.
You can't be in London for long without going to the Zoo. There are some
people who begin the Zoo at the beginning, called WAYIN, and walk as
quickly as they can past every cage until they get to the one called
WAYOUT, but the nicest people go straight to the animal they love the
most, and stay there. So when Christopher Robin goes to the Zoo, he goes