The "Official" alt.fan.pooh Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Created: November 20, 1997 Last updated: April 10, 2000 Current Version: 1.06 This FAQ is maintained by James Milne (jmilne@electrontrap.org). Please send any messages concerning the FAQ to him. CHANGES FROM LAST VERSION (1.05): - Updated copyright information. (2.7) - Updated URLs for information about the real Winnie. (3.3) - Updated URL for Virtual Poohsticks. (3.7) - Updated phone, email, and URL for Pooh Corner store. (3.9) - Added new animated features. (4.1) - Updated URL for BBC. (4.2) - Removed mailing lists that have disappeared over time. (5.2) - Removed some outdated lists from 5.3. - Updated computer programs. (6.1) - Updated URLs for screensavers. (6.2) - Changed question 6.3 to also reflect Windows 98. - Updated URLs for Pooh web sites. (6.4) - Updated URLs for stores. (7.1) - Updated URLs for web-based stores. (7.2) - Updated Hunny Pot Point information. (7.5) - Added another book about Christopher Milne. (8.5) - Updated email address for FAQ maintainer. (9.2 and elsewhere.) - Updated URLs for HTML versions of the FAQ. (9.4) TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: In Which It Is Explained What the Purpose of the FAQ Is 1.1 What is alt.fan.pooh? 1.2 What should/shouldn't I post to alt.fan.pooh? 1.3 What is this FAQ? 1.4 What sort of abbreviations might I expect to see in the FAQ? Chapter 2: In Which a Brief Description of Winnie-the-Pooh is Given 2.1 Who or what is Winnie-the-Pooh? 2.2 Who wrote the stories? 2.3 Who illustrated the stories? 2.4 Who published the books? 2.5 Who are the characters? 2.6 What are the chapter titles? 2.7 What's the copyright status on the stories? Chapter 3: In Which More Background Information is Presented 3.1 Was Christopher Robin real? 3.2 Was Pooh real? 3.3 Why the name Winnie-the-Pooh? 3.4 Can you explain all the names Pooh has had? 3.5 Who is Sanders? Was he real? 3.6 When is Pooh's birthday? 3.7 What is Poohsticks? 3.8 Where do the stories take place? 3.9 Where can I make a Pooh pilgrimage? Chapter 4: In Which We Discuss Other Forms of Media Pooh Appears In 4.1 What cartoons have been produced? 4.2 Have any recordings of the stories been made? 4.3 What sort of songs have been produced? Chapter 5: In Which We Talk About Pooh Discussion Groups 5.1 Are there any other newsgroups that discuss Pooh? 5.2 How about Pooh mailing lists? 5.3 Are there any other Pooh newsletters or bulletins? 5.4 Are there any Pooh conventions or festivals? Chapter 6: In Which Pooh Goes Digital 6.1 Are there any computer programs with Pooh? 6.2 Where can I find a Pooh screensaver? 6.3 Where can I find a Pooh theme for Windows 95/98? 6.4 Where can I find Pooh on the World Wide Web? Chapter 7: In Which We Discuss How to Find Pooh Merchandise 7.1 Where's the best place to find Pooh merchandise? 7.2 How do I find Pooh stores on the web? 7.3 What's the difference between Classic Pooh and Disney Pooh? 7.4 What are Hunny Pot Points? 7.5 How do I find out about the current Hunny Pot Point program? 7.6 Where can I find out more information about Pooh collectibles? Chapter 8: In Which You are Directed to Other Books 8.1 Are there any books that would have more information about Pooh? 8.2 Are there any books that would have more information about A.A. Milne? 8.3 What other books has A.A. Milne written? 8.4 What about books about E.H. Shepard? 8.5 Are there any books about Christopher Robin? Chapter 9: In Which Questions About This FAQ are Addressed 9.1 Who compiled this FAQ? 9.2 How do I submit additions? 9.3 What information is needed to add to the FAQ? 9.4 Is there an HTML version of this FAQ? 9.5 Who deserves credit for creating the FAQ? ===================================================================== Chapter 1: In Which It Is Explained What the Purpose of the FAQ Is 1.1 What is alt.fan.pooh? alt.fan.pooh is a Usenet newsgroup, devoted to the discussion of Winnie-the-Pooh. It was created in early 1995 (apparently branching off from the alt.tv.muppets and rec.arts.books.children, and carried over to a short-lived unofficial listserv at Georgetown University), and has been slowly growing since then. 1.2 What should/shouldn't I post to alt.fan.pooh? Generally, if it has anything to do with Pooh, it's good for the group. However, as a courtesy to others, all binary files (such as sound and image files or executables) should probably be posted to a newsgroup such as alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons, alt.binaries.multimedia.disney, or alt.binaries.sounds.movies, which are designed for those types of files. Another option is to put the binary files on web page and post the address to the newsgroup, or post a message informing the group that you could email them the files as attachments. 1.3 What is this FAQ? This FAQ is a list of frequently asked questions (and answers) that can be found in the alt.fan.pooh newsgroup. It is intended to be a quick reference for these types of questions. 1.4 What sort of abbreviations might I expect to see in the FAQ? WWWVY - "When We Were Very Young" WtP - "Winnie-the-Pooh" NWa6 - "Now We Are Six" HaPC - "The House at Pooh Corner" CR - Christopher Robin ===================================================================== Chapter 2: In Which a Brief Description of Winnie-the-Pooh is Given 2.1 Who or what is Winnie-the-Pooh? Winnie-the-Pooh is quite possibly the world's most famous bear. Pooh was the teddy bear of Christopher Milne, and his father, A.A. Milne, made him the main character in two children's books that he wrote, entitled "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner." As a character, Pooh tends to be a bit on the slow side (his head is full of fluff, you know...a common occurence among teddy bears) but his heart more than makes up for that. Pooh has a love of honey (or, hunny, as it is sometimes spelled) and often creates little tunes, or hums, about most anything at all. 2.2 Who wrote the stories? The author of the Pooh stories is A.A. (Alan Alexander) Milne, a famous English author. He is most famous for the two Pooh books, plus two books of children's verse ("When We Were Very Young" and "Now We are Six") but he was, during his lifetime, the most successful playwright in England. He also had spent many years writing humorous essays for "Punch" magazine. A.A. Milne was born July 18, 1882, and died January 31, 1956. 2.3 Who illustrated the stories? E.H. (Ernest Howard) Shepard is attributed as the illustrator of all four of Milne's children's books. Shepard had also done illustrations for "Punch" magazine, and was recommended to Milne by another member of the "Punch" producers. Shepard is also known for his illustrations of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows." E.H. Shepard was born in 1879 and died in 1976. However, Shepard was not the first illustrator to draw for the first Pooh story. Although Shepard was asked to do the illustrations for WtP, he occupied with another project when the first chapter of that book was published nearly a year early as part of the Christmas edition of the London Evening News. For that special edition, J.H. Dowd was called in to do the illustrations. 2.4 Who published the books? The books were published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd. in London, England, and E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. in New York, U.S.A. 2.5 Who are the characters? The original characters from WtP are: Winnie-the-Pooh: A Bear of Little Brain Christopher Robin: The only human in the stories Piglet: A Small Animal, but brave in his own way Eeyore: A depressed, yet insightful donkey Kanga: A kangaroo, the mother to Roo Roo: Kanga's son, always energetic Owl: The most intelligent (at least, he thinks so...) Rabbit: Always trying to organize things Introduced in HaPC: Tigger: The only one of his kind, he likes to bounce Introduced by Disney: Gopher: Likes to dig and build things, he tends to whistle a lot 2.6 What are the chapter titles? "Winnie-the-Pooh" Introduction Ch 1: In which we are introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and some bees, and the stories begin. Ch 2: In which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place Ch 3: In which Pooh and Piglet go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle Ch 4: In which Eeyore loses a tail and Pooh finds one Ch 5: In which Piglet meets a Heffalump Ch 6: In which Eeyore has a birthday and gets two presents Ch 7: In which Kanga and Baby Roo come to the forest, and Piglet has a bath Ch 8: In which Christopher Robin leads an expotition to the North Pole Ch 9: In which Piglet is entirely surrounded by water Ch 10: In which Christopher Robin gives a Pooh Party, and we say good-bye. "The House at Pooh Corner" Contradiction Ch 1: In which a house is built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore Ch 2: In which Tigger comes to the Forest and has breakfast Ch 3: In which a search is organized, and Piglet nearly meets the Heffalump again Ch 4: In which it is shown that Tiggers don't climb trees Ch 5: In which Rabbit has a busy day, and we learn what Christopher Robin does in the mornings. Ch 6: In which Pooh invents a new game and Eeyore joins in Ch 7: In which Tigger is unbounced Ch 8: In which Piglet does a very grand thing Ch 9: In which Eeyore finds the Wolery and Owl moves into it Ch 10: In which Christopher Robin and Pooh come to an enchanted place, and we leave them there. 2.7 What's the copyright status on the stories? All the original Pooh stories by A.A. Milne are still under copyright protection. Here's the explanation from Christopher Franceschelli, president of Dutton Children's Books. 'Under the copyright laws of the United States, for all works published prior to 1978, copyright protection extends for seventy-five years after the date of first publication. _Winnie-the-Pooh_ was published in 1926, and is therefore protected by copyright until after the turn of the century. There are several elements, e.g. the colored illustrations of the Ernest Shepard drawings, in which copyright protection is extended to well beyond the middle of the next century. In the United Kingdom and in other countries subscribing to the Berne Convention, copyright extends for an even longer period than in the United States. Copyright in the text by A.A. Milne and in the illustrations by Ernest Shepard resides jointly or individually in the Trustees of the Pooh Properties, Dutton Children's Books (a division of Penguin USA) and Methuen Children's Books (a division of Reed Consumer Books) and all three rights holders are committed to protecting the copyright fully. (The proliferation of various items of Pooh merchandise is not due to the books being out-of-copyright, but rather our recognition that there are indeed many Friends of the Bear who welcome the availability of more Pooh materials, and we have therefore, together with the fourth _Pooh_ rights holder, the Walt Disney Company, created or have licensed several ranges authorized merchandise in both book and non-book form.) Therefore, the reproduction of any of A.A. Milne's text beyond that of fair use (as it is defined under the copyright law) or of the line or color illustrations by Ernest Shepard on the home page or any ancillary pages as they appear there currently or in future without prior and proper permission by the rights holders is a breach of both U.S. and international copyright law.' U.S. copyright protection was extended to a period of 95 years for any works still under protection as of October 27, 1998. This means that "Winnie-the-Pooh" will be under copyright protection until October 21, 2021, in the United States. ===================================================================== Chapter 3: In Which More Background Information is Presented 3.1 Was Christopher Robin real? The character of Christopher Robin is based on a real person. Christopher Robin Milne was the son of A.A. Milne. He was born on August 21, 1920, and died April 20, 1996. 3.2 Was Pooh real? Yes. Most of the characters in the stories are based off of stuffed toys that Christopher Milne had in his nursery. Pooh was a gift for Christopher's first birthday, Eeyore was a Christmas present, and Piglet was a gift from a neighbor. A.A. and Daphne Milne purchased Kanga, Roo, and Tigger for the purpose of including them in the stories. Rabbit and Owl were not stuffed toys, but were based on real animals found in the nearby Ashdown Forest. 3.3 Why the name Winnie-the-Pooh? The teddy bear that Christopher Milne received for his first birthday was originally named Edward Bear. (In England, Teddy is a common nickname for Edward, and A.A. and Daphne both felt that the teddy bear was a serious sort and would use his proper name.) Christopher changed the name of the bear to Winnie-the-Pooh. The Winnie part of the name was likely based on an American black bear by the name of Winnie that was at the London Zoo. A Canadian soldier, Lt. Harry Colebourn, had purchased the bear as a cub before going to England during World War I, and brought the bear with him as a mascot for his unit. In honor of his hometown, Winnipeg, Lt. Colebourn named the bear Winnie. When his unit was called to France for action, Lt. Colebourn left Winnie with the London Zoo. Winnie was Christopher Milne's favorite at the zoo, and he was often allowed to enter the cage and play with the bear. For more information about Winnie, visit http://www.electrontrap.org/jmilne/Pooh/winnie.html http://www.just-pooh.com/history.html Pooh was originally a name attributed to a swan, as can be seen from a poem from WWWVY. Apparently, the swan never came when called to, and the Milne family often ended up saying "Pooh" to it. The name stuck. So it's possible that Pooh got his name from that swan. However, Milne offers a second explanation in the first chapter of WtP. Pooh has tried to conceal himself as a cloud, in order to sneak some hunny from some bees. In order to do this, he rolled in some mud (he was trying to appear as a dark rain cloud) and flew into the air with a balloon. Unfortunately for Pooh, the mud dried... 'But his arms were so stiff from holding on to the string of the balloon all that time that they stayed up straight in the air for more than a week, and whenever a fly came and settled on his nose he had to blow it off. And I think--but I am not sure--that that is why he was always called Pooh.' Winnie is typically a female name, and Pooh is obviously a boy, but Christopher apparently solved this problem with his own sort of solution. A.A. Milne writes of it in the first chapter of WtP. 'When I first heard his name, I said, just as you are going to say, "But I thought he was a boy?" "So did I," said Christopher Robin. "Then you can't call him Winnie?" "I don't." "But you said---" "He's Winnie-ther-Pooh. Don't you know what 'ther' means?" "Ah, yes, now I do," I said quickly; and I hope you do too, because it is all the explanation you are going to get." 3.4 Can you explain all the names Pooh has had? In order to clear up any confusion over names, here's a list of the various "Poohish" names that might pop up in the stories. Edward Bear The original name of the teddy bear given to Christopher Milne at his first birthday. It is thought that he was made at the factory of J.K. Farnell , who made bears exclusively for Harrod's in the 1920's. Winnie-the-Pooh The name Christopher Robin bestowed upon Edward Bear when he said "he would like an exciting name all to himself" (WtP) Winnie-ther-Pooh The name, corrected by Christopher Robin so as to remove suspicion that Edward had been given a girl's name. "ther" is not explained. (WtP) Winnie An army veterinarian named Lt. Harry Colebourn bought a female black bear cub from a hunter on the platform of the Canadian Pacific Railroad Station in White River, Ontario, Canada on August 24, 1914 for $20 while en route to Valcartier, Quebec. The hunter had killed the cub's mother. Colebourn took the bear, which he named Winnie (after his home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba (though he was born in Birmingham)) overseas to England, where she became the mascot of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, to which Colebourn was attached, most especially the Princess Patricia's Regiment. When he was posted to France in December, he left the bear with the London Zoo where it was a favorite attraction of A.A. Milne & Christopher. Colebourn, who visited Winnie when his leave permitted, met Alan at the Zoo and related her story to the author. Winnie survived until 1934. Pooh Originally the name of a swan that lived on the lake at Decoy, a thatched cottage near Angmering in Sussex, a vacation spot of the Milnes when Christopher was small. Also the sound Pooh allegedly makes in the aftermath of the bees incident, when "his arms were so stiff...that they stayed up straight in the air for more than a week, and whenever a fly came and settled on his nose he had to blow it off" (WtP). Also short for Winnie-the(r)-Pooh. Mr. Sanders The name Pooh lives under. (WtP) Sir Pooh de Bear The name Christopher Robin bestows upon Pooh at the end of the stories. (HaPC) Henry Pootel The name actually bestowed upon Piglet by Christopher Robin, when he and Kanga deliberately mistake Piglet for "some relation of Pooh's" (WtP) 3.5 Who is Sanders? Was he real? 'Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders. ("What does 'under the name' mean?" asked Christopher Robin. "It means he had the name over the door in gold letters, and lived under it." "Winnie-the-Pooh wasn't quite sure," said Christopher Robin. "Now I am," said a growly voice. "Then I will go on," said I.) No one really knows who Sanders was. The best guess is that Milne used something he found in the woods near his Cotchford Farm home and incorporated it into the stories. In this case, a sign with the name Sanders was found on a tree, and it was decided that that was the tree in which Pooh lived. 3.6 When is Pooh's birthday? The most common answer to this question is October 14. This is based on the fact that WtP was first published by Methuen on October 14, 1926. This is generally accepted to be the "official" birthday for Pooh. However, a few things complicate that date. Pooh, or Edward Bear at the time, was a gift to Christopher Milne for his first birthday. That would mean that Pooh was received on August 21, 1921. This particular date is supported in the Pooh stories themselves. In the last chapter of HaPC, Pooh asks Christopher Robin how old he'll be when CR is 100, and CR replies with 99. So you've got two dates right there. But there's even more to confuse the issue. The argument for October 14 is that it was the first day Pooh was published. But that's not quite true. The first chapter of WtP was published in the Dec. 24, 1925, edition of the London Evening News. And what would become the sixth chapter of WtP, "In Which Eeyore has a Birthday and Gets Two Presents", appeared in the August 1926 edition of Royal Magazine. And even before these, Edward Bear appeared in WWWVY. Fans tend to either go with the Oct. 14, or Aug. 21 dates. It all depends on whether you want to celebrate the day Pooh was introduced to the world in WtP, or the day Christopher Milne opened his gifts and received his first teddy bear. 3.7 What is Poohsticks? First appearing in chapter 6 of HaPC, Poohsticks is the ultimate in games, and was invented by our very own Winnie the Pooh. All you need is a stream, a bridge (optional, but very nice), and some sticks or fir cones. You drop the sticks off one side of the bridge (usually the upstream side), then rush over to the other side to see whose stick appears first. Occasionally a player may be bounced into the water by another player. In such an instance, it's usually best to just spin around in an eddy for awhile and make the best of the situation. For those of you who don't have a stream handy, you could try your luck at Virtual Pooh Sticks. Graham Simms has created an electronic version of the game, in which ten players compete to see whose electronic message arrives at a destination first. If you're interested in finding out more about that, visit the Virtual Pooh Sticks web page. http://www.poohsticks.com/ 3.8 Where do the stories take place? The stories take place in the Forest and the Hundred Acre Wood. These places are based on real areas near the area where Milne lived: Ashdown Forest, and the Five Hundred Acre Wood. Many of the places found in the books correspond to real places in Ashdown Forest and the Five Hundred Acre Wood. There really is a Sandy Pit, like the one where Roo played, Poohsticks Bridge, and the Enchanted Place at the top of the Forest. (Although it's called Gill's Lap, not Galleon's Lap.) These locations are near the town of Hartfield, in East Sussex, England. 3.9 Where can I make a Pooh pilgrimage? First and foremost, East Sussex, England. Specifically around the Hartfield area. The Milnes lived at Cotchford Farm, a few miles south of Hartfield, and the stories take place in the Ashdown Forest area. For more information about this area, contact The Conservators of Ashdown Forest. They should be able to provide more detailed information. The Conservators of Ashdown Forest The Ashdown Forest Centre Wych Cross Forest Row East Sussex RH18 5JP Telephone: 01342 823583 Calling from outside England? Replace the first 0 with 011 44. If you're in Hartfield, a good place to stop is at a store called Pooh Corner. They can provide you with maps of the area, as well as a large selection of Pooh merchandise. Pooh Corner High Street Hartfield, East Sussex TN7 4AE England Telephone: 01892 770456 Fax: 01982 770872 Email: shop@poohcorner.net WWW: http://www.poohcorner.net/ Calling from outside England? Replace the first 0 with 011 44. Once in the area, you'll want to make a visit to Ashdown Forest, maybe play a quick game of Poohsticks at Poohsticks Bridge, hike on up to Gill's Lap, or visit Cotchford Farm. The original manuscripts of Pooh stories can be seen in the Wren Library in Trinity College Cambridge, UK. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds the original sketches for WtP and HaPC. Visitors can request to see the sketches in the Print Room there. A collection of Shepard cartoons for Punch can be found at the University of Kent, and the Imperial War Museum contains some paintings he did while he was a gunner from 1916 to 1919. The original stuffed toys (minus Roo, who has been lost) may be found today in the Central Children's Room of the Donnell Library Center, a branch of the New York Public Library. White River, Ontario, Canada, likes to consider itself the home of the original Winnie. Lt. Harry Colebourn purchased the bear while still in Canada took it over to England when his regiment was called to war in Europe. It was this bear that Christopher Milne used to play with at the zoo, and later renamed his teddy bear in honor or. In recent years, the town of White River has held festivals in honor of the bear that started it all. (See Question 5.4 for information.) ===================================================================== Chapter 4: In Which We Discuss Other Forms of Media Pooh Appears In 4.1 What cartoons have been produced? The following Disney shorts have been produced: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983) The first three shorts were combined into a single movie called: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) Two new Disney movies have also been released: Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) The Tigger Movie (2000) Other Disney videos include: Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981) Winnie the Pooh and Friends (1982) Pooh's Great School Bus Adventure (1986) Winnie the Pooh ABC of Me (1990) Winnie the Pooh and Christmas, Too Winnie the Pooh - Un-Valentines Day Winnie the Pooh - Frankenpooh Winnie the Pooh - Spookable Pooh Winnie the Pooh - Boo to you too Winnie the Pooh - Pooh to the Rescue Winnie the Pooh - Everything is Coming up Roses Winnie the Pooh - The Sky is the Limit Winnie the Pooh - King of the Beasties Winnie the Pooh - Pooh Party Winnie the Pooh - Cowboy Pooh Winnie the Pooh - Growing Up Winnie the Pooh - Sharing and Caring Winnie the Pooh - Fun and Games Winnie the Pooh - A Valentine for You Winnie the Pooh - Seasons of Giving Winnie the Pooh - Sing a Song With Pooh Bear Winnie the Pooh - Pooh Friendship - Clever Little Piglet Winnie the Pooh - Pooh Friendship - Pooh Wishes Winnie the Pooh - Pooh Friendship - Tigger-ific Tales Winnie the Pooh - Pooh Learning - Helping Others Winnie the Pooh - Pooh Learning - Making Friends Winnie the Pooh - Pooh Learning - Working Together Winnie the Pooh - Sharing & Caring Winnie the Pooh - Pooh Playtime - Happy Pooh Day! Winnie the Pooh - Pooh Playtime - Detective Tigger Imagine That Christopher Robin Three Cheers for Eeyore & Rabbit New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - various volumes Thanks to Glenda Helmick, Brad and Bonnie Dennis, and Jennette Winnyk for helping to provide information about these videos. Disney also produces "The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh" which can be seen Saturday mornings on ABC. 4.2 Have any recordings of the stories been made? Several recordings of the stories have been produced. Three are still available for purchase. Dutton got together with Charles Kuralt to produce cassette recordings of all the Pooh stories and poems. They also have produced a 60-minute abridged version on CD. For more information, visit their web site at: http://www.penguinputnam.com/yreaders/pooh/kuralt.htm "Poohologist" Peter Dennis has also created recordings of the stories and poems based on his successful one-man shows. You can find out more information about his recordings at: http://www.pooh-corner.com/audio.html You can also find recordings of the BBC's radio broadcasts of WtP and HaPC. For more information, visit their web page at: http://www.bbc-worldwide-americas.com/bbchv.asp?WCI=Audio 4.3 What sort of songs have been produced? A variety of songs have been produced about Pooh and Co. Perhaps the most famous is Kenny Loggin's "Return to Pooh Corner", which can be found on the album by the same name, and Kenny's "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins" album. An earlier version of the song, entitled "House at Pooh Corner", was recorded by Kenny with Jim Messina. Walt Disney Records has also released two albums with original music about Pooh: "Take My Hand: Songs From the 100 Acre Wood" and the soundtrack to "Pooh's Grand Adventure". ===================================================================== Chapter 5: In Which We Talk About Pooh Discussion Groups 5.1 Are there any other newsgroups that discuss Pooh? Of course, alt.fan.pooh is the only newsgroup that is focused on Pooh. However, the following newsgroups might have discussions about Pooh pop up. alt.fan.tigger (Tigger's own group) rec.arts.disney.* alt.disney.* alt.collecting.teddy-bears rec.arts.books.children 5.2 How about Pooh mailing lists? There are several mailing lists which talk about Pooh or other characters from the stories. For more information about each, visit the following web pages (or write for more information). Zone Enchanted Place http://www.rogweb.com/zep.html Jamie's Pooh Page http://www.msu.edu/user/steinbr1/pooh/pooh.htm 5.3 Are there any other Pooh newsletters or bulletins? Yahoo! has several discussion groups which are called clubs, and essentially work as a bulletin board for messages. Several deal with Pooh. To find out more about those, point your web browser to http://clubs.yahoo.com/ and do a search for Pooh. 5.4 Are there any Pooh conventions or festivals? A Pooh festival is held each August in White River, Ontario, Canada, celebrating the birthplace of the original bear Winnie, whom Pooh was later named after. For more information about this festival, write to the following address: Winnie's Hometown Festival Box 583 White River, ON, Canada P0M 3G0 ===================================================================== Chapter 6: In Which Pooh Goes Digital 6.1 Are there any computer programs with Pooh? Disney's Print Studio (Pooh) Disney's Animated Storybook "Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree" Disney's Ready to Read with Pooh Disney's Ready for Math with Pooh Disney's Activity Center: Winnie the Pooh Winnie the Pooh Toddler Winnie the Pooh Preschool Winnie the Pooh Kingergarten Pooh/Tigger Storybook Thanks to Glenda Helmick and Jennette Winnyk for providing information about these programs. 6.2 Where can I find a Pooh screensaver? Pooh screensavers do exist. Check the following site for several different screensavers: http://www.the-hundred-acre-wood.com/nopti4.htm The following site has a Tigger screensaver: http://www.geocities.com/~tigger-world/theme.htm Another suggestion is to try and find a common "slide show" type of screensaver and fill it up with Pooh images. A Disney Channel screensaver, with about five seconds of Pooh eating honey, can be found at: http://www.disney.com/DisneyChannel/ScreenSaver/index.html 6.3 Where can I find a Pooh theme for Windows 95/98? If you have Microsoft Windows 95 Plus! or Windows 98 and are looking for a Pooh desktop theme to grace your computer, here are the places to look. 100 Acre Canyon http://midtown.net/olen/pooh/default.htm Vicky's Tigger World http://www.geocities.com/~tigger-world/ Eeyore Desktop Theme Pack http://www.datasync.com/~aladdin/eeyore.htm 6.4 Where can I find Pooh on the World Wide Web? Everywhere! The number of Pooh sites has increased dramatically in past years. It started around 1995 with four or so, increased to around 30 or so in the first three months of 1996, and exploded since then. Besides the myriad web pages that are scattered throughout this FAQ, these are just a few of the many sites out there that you might enjoy. Pooh Web Directory A guide to additional Pooh sites on the WWW. http://pooh-bear.hey.to/ Winnie-the-Pooh's Page Dutton's "official" Pooh site. http://www.penguinputnam.com/yreaders/pooh/winnie.htm Winnie the Pooh -- An Expotition Just an all-around "feel good" site. http://www.worldkids.net/pooh/ Stephanie's Thoughtful Spot Games, pictures, info... Stephanie's got it all here. http://www.half-asleep.com/pooh/ Winnie the Pooh Lots of background information about the stories. http://www.just-pooh.com/ Christopher Robin's Winnie-the-Pooh Character Guide Links, quizes, and another Pooh FAQ, other than this one. http://welcome.to/pooh/ 100 Acre Canyon A large collection of Pooh related sounds can be found here. http://midtown.net/olen/pooh/default.htm SUNET FTP A large collection of Pooh images to download. http://ftp.sunet.se/ftp/pub/pictures/fantasy/Pooh/ The Page at Pooh Corner Background information on Milne, Shepard, the toys, etc. http://www.electrontrap.org/jmilne/Pooh/ Several of these pages also have links to many of the other Pooh pages that are out there, and those pages have links to still others, and so on and on. You could probably spend many days looking up all the Pooh pages out there. (I know, I've tried...) ===================================================================== Chapter 7: In Which We Discuss How to Find Pooh Merchandise 7.1 Where's the best place to find Pooh merchandise? Right now, just about anywhere. Pooh is more popular now in terms of merchandise than ever before. A good store to visit is the Disney Store, if you have one in your area. They'll have a large amount of both Classic Pooh and Disney Pooh items. If you're interested in receiving a Disney Store catalog, you can request to receive one from the online store: http://store.disney.go.com/ Or you can call them at 1-800-328-0612. Another well-known spot for Pooh merchandise is the Pooh Corner shop in Hartfield, England. For catalog information, write to: Pooh Corner High Street Hartfield, East Sussex TN7 4AE England Telephone: 01892 770456 Fax: 01982 770872 Email: shop@poohcorner.net WWW: http://www.poohcorner.net/ Calling from outside England? Replace the first 0 with 011 44. 7.2 How do I find Pooh stores on the web? The following places are stores that sell a large amount of Pooh merchandise from the World Wide Web. This is not nearly a complete list, but should have many of the stores with large selections. Disney Store Online http://store.disney.go.com/ Kroneberger's Classic Pooh http://www.classicpooh.com/ The Official Pooh Corner Website http://www.poohcorner.net/ The Hunny Pot http://www.winnietherpooh.com/ The Thotful Spot http://www.poohstore.com/ Pooh on the Web http://www.dezines.com/mip/poohonweb.htm 7.3 What's the difference between Classic Pooh and Disney Pooh? "Classic" Pooh is Disney's way of describing the style for Pooh and the others as illustrated by E.H. Shepard. Therefore, Classic Pooh merchandise would show the characters in the style created by Shepard. Typically, this also means that the colors are a lot softer and that the characters look more like the stuffed toys that they were originally based on. "Disney" Pooh is the style for the characters as created by the Disney studios for their cartoons. This style usually has brighter colors. 7.4 What are Hunny Pot Points? Hunny Pot Points can be found on the packaging or tags for many types of Pooh merchandise (usually Disney). In the past, Hunny Pot Points could be turned in (along with some additional charge) for various specials. 7.5 How do I find out about the current Hunny Pot Point program? For information about the current Hunny Pot Point program, call 1-888-376-3252. Jennette Winnyk wrote to say that they are no longer allowing new members in the Pooh Frienship Club (the prior Hunny Pot Point promotion). If you know of any additional information concerning Hunny Pot Points, please contact jmilne@electrontrap.org. 7.6 Where can I find out more information about Pooh collectibles? For more information about Pooh collectibles, a good source is "Identification and Price Guide to Winnie the Pooh Collectibles" by Carol J. Smith. Volume 1 was published in April 1994, and volume 2 came out in August 1996. Both volumes are published by Hobby House Press. ===================================================================== Chapter 8: In Which You are Directed to Other Books 8.1 Are there any books that would have more information about Pooh? "The Brilliant Career of Winnie-the-Pooh" by Ann Thwaite (Dutton, 1992) is a wonderful place to start. The book contains personal letters, photographs, and newspaper articles to document the history of Pooh. "Winnie-The-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner: Recovering Arcadia" by Paula Connolly (Twayne Publisher, Inc., 1995) is also an interesting book. This book discusses the literary and historical context of the books. "The Pooh Perplex, a Freshman Casebook" by Frederick Crews (Dutton, 1963) is a rather amusing look at the Pooh stories. The book consists of analyses of the stories, from varying made-up perspectives. Although not about Pooh, Benjamin Hoff's books, "The Tao of Pooh" (Dutton, 1982) and "The Te of Piglet" (Dutton, 1992) are highly regarded by most Pooh fans. These books try to express Eastern philosophy by using Pooh and Co. as examples. Another book with a similar theme is "Pooh and the Philosophers" by John Tyerman Williams (Dutton, 1996), which compares Western philosophy to the stories. 8.2 Are there any books that would have more information about A.A. Milne? Perhaps the best place to start would be with A.A. Milne's own autobiography. In Great Britain, it's entitled "It's Too Late Now" (Methuen), and the American version is "Autobiography" (Dutton). It was published in 1937, so there are about two decades of his life that are left uncovered. Ann Thwaite has created a wonderful biography of A.A. Milne. It's titled "A.A. Milne: His Life" (Faber and Faber, 1990). Another good biography is "A.A. Milne" by Thomas Swann (Twayne, 1971). 8.3 What other books has A.A. Milne written? Quite a few! During his lifetime, A.A. Milne was one of the most popular playwrights in England, and before his career turned to plays, he was a successful humourist for "Punch" magazine. Some of his more popular titles include: "The Day's Play" (collection of essays from "Punch") "Wurzel-Flummery" (play) "Mr Pim Passes By" (play) "The Dover Road" (play) "The Red House Mystery" (mystery novel) "Toad of Toad Hall" (play based on "The Wind in the Willows") "The Ivory Door" (play) "Peace With Honour" (social commentary) "Chloe Marr" (novel) And many others! 8.4 What about books about E.H. Shepard? For more images from the Pooh stories, a good book to check out would be "The Pooh Sketchbook" by E.H. Shepard and edited by Brian Sibley (Methuen, 1992). If it's information about Shepard's life that you want, Rawle Knox's "The Work of E.H. Shepard" (Methuen, 1979) is the book for you. For those of you that are right-brained, it's also got plenty of images, from Pooh as well as other works. 8.5 Are there any books about Christopher Robin? A couple. And all written by Christopher Milne himself. "The Enchanted Places" (Dutton, 1974) and "The Path Through the Trees" (Dutton, 1979) are autobiographical. In "The Hollow on the Hill" (Methuen, 1982), Christopher explains his personal philosophy of life. Other books by Christopher Milne are apparently collections of essays: "Windfall" (Methuen, 1985) and "Open Garden" (Methuen, 1988). Recently, Dutton combined several chapters from Christopher's books into one: "Beyond the World of Pooh: Selections from the Memoirs of Christopher Milne" (Dutton, 1998). ===================================================================== Chapter 9: In Which Questions About This FAQ are Addressed 9.1 Who compiled this FAQ? This FAQ was compiled and is maintained by James Milne. (No relation to A.A. Milne.) 9.2 How do I submit additions? Submissions for the FAQ can be sent to James Milne at: jmilne@electrontrap.org 9.3 What information is needed to add to the FAQ? More information about discussion groups, Disney features, and merchandise is needed. Also, any additional information which is not included in this FAQ that you think might be of interest to others concerning Winnie-the-Pooh. 9.4 Is there an HTML version of this FAQ? Beginning with version 1.01 an HTML version of this FAQ does exist. You can view it at the following locations: http://www.crosswinds.net/newark/~poohlover/faq/ http://www.mindspring.com/~tyche/pooh/pooh-faq.html Another Pooh FAQ (created by Topher) exists which addresses questions actually sent in by people (as opposed to this one, where I just decided which sort of questions to answer). It can be found at the following URL: http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/3278/pooh-faq.html 9.5 Who deserves credit for creating the FAQ? James Milne created this FAQ. However, credit goes out to Dan Rinzel, creator of the original Pooh FAQ, and everyone that helped with information for that. Those credits include: Andrew Wayne and Caroline Christian for help, Wendy, Kim, Micah, Howard, Mark, Julia, Ed, Tim, Steve, Jill, Chris & Rodney for contributing, all the Pooh-List subscribers for feedback, Martin Booda & Deb Walheim for newsgroup and ListServ creation advice, Jon Gwyer for actually creating alt.fan.pooh, Jill Barrett for a great web page, and the mysterious jonathan who conceived the whole notion. I got the notion of trying to build a FAQ for the alt.fan.pooh newsgroup from an article posted by Ben Parker, who questioned why we didn't have one. (Good question!) I'd also like to thank the following people for providing information for the FAQ: Glenda Helmick, Brad and Bonny Dennis, Michelle LeWinter, Topher, Stuart Mackay, Dan Rinzel, Jill Barrett, Jennette Winnyk, and loads of posts from the alt.fan.pooh newsgroup!