Christopher Robin renamed his stuffed bear in the animal’s honor—and the rest is history. Milne’s first Winnie-the-Pooh tale was published in December 1925 in the London Evening News.

Generations of children have grown up reading A.A. Milne’s stories of Winnie ... that Pooh’s birthdaymaking him 100 years old. However, Christopher Robin received his stuffed Pooh toy on ...