http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/Celebs/News/ContentPosting.aspx?newsitemid=KP13040602&feedname=CP-SHOWBIZ_V2&show=False&number=0&showbyline=False&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc HOLLYWOOD (KP International) Winnie the Pooh, the tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff, received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Tuesday (April 11). The honour coincides with the huggable, lovable bear's 80th anniversary with Disney. The bear, created by British author A.A. Milne, was first introduced to the public on Christmas Eve in 1925 in the London Evening News. Pooh made his first Disney appearance in a featurette entitled 'Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree' in 1966. Since then Pooh's career has skyrocketed along with those of his companions from the Hundred Acre Wood - Rabbit, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore. "I know that Winnie would react to all this fanfare by simply saying, 'Oh bother,'" said Roger Iger, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company. "But, Winnie, you really are worth a bother." He certainly is worth a bother. Pooh's retail sales grossed US$6 billion for Disney last year alone (he should be seeking a raise in honey pots). The nilly nilly silly ole bear is now a part of a select group of elite cartoon characters given their own star, including Mickey Mouse and Snow White.

What a tangled legal history the little bear has had. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3418889.stm Oh bother, indeed. He's very cute though. Both me and my husband separately bought Pooh books for the child, and then discovered (because neither of us had access to the book as kids) that the stories were too long winded for the child to pay attention to them, although obviously very entertaining for me to read. So I had a few tries at summarising the stories, which never went successfully, and the books were relegated to the back of the shelf. However, now she's older I think I shall pull them back off the shelf and have another try at reading them properly.

We sell some Winnie Pooh bedding, lapshades, etc at work.

I like Winnie the Pooh but my favorite was Eeyor (sp?) and Tigger. They fit my mood more often then the other characters.

yep, the original is aimed at about age 6.

They are really great books full of much meaning. (and cracking good stories besides.) My grandfather used to read them aloud to me.