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A. A. Milne (1882–1956)

Author of Winnie-the-Pooh

1,303+ Works 73,685 Members 747 Reviews 141 Favorited

About the Author

A prolific writer, A. A. Milne published 35 plays, 6 novels, 3 books of verse, 3 collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction, including sketches for Punch magazine, of which he was the assistant editor. Nevertheless, his fame rests on four books for children: two of whimsical show more stories about the stuffed animals in his son's bedroom (Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner) and two of verse (When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six). All are considered classics and have been included among the Children's Literature Association's Touchstone books as the best in children's literature, on the Lewis Carroll Shelf list, and on the Choice magazine list of books for the academic library. He also wrote Toad of Toad Hall, a play based on Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, and Once upon a Time: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, both of which are sometimes included in volumes with the four classic works. Milne had a son, Christopher Robin, who served as the model for the little boy in his children's books. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by A. A. Milne

Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) 13,570 copies
The House at Pooh Corner (1928) — Author — 8,531 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh / The House at Pooh Corner (1928) — Author — 6,116 copies
When We Were Very Young (1924) 5,636 copies
Now We Are Six (1927) 5,278 copies
The Red House Mystery (1922) 1,623 copies
Winnie Ille Pu (1958) 1,346 copies
Eeyore Has a Birthday (1926) 742 copies
The Pooh Story Book (1926) 626 copies
Piglet Meets a Heffalump (1975) — Author — 512 copies
Once on a Time (1917) 445 copies
Pooh Invents a New Game (1983) 392 copies
Pooh Goes Visiting (1990) 366 copies
Winnie-The-Pooh's ABC (1995) 365 copies
Winnie the Pooh's Opposites (1995) 323 copies
Tiggers Don't Climb Trees (1928) 282 copies
Eeyore Loses a Tail (1974) 270 copies
Tigger is Unbounced (1928) 250 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh's Colors (1995) 227 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh's 1, 2, 3 (1990) 227 copies
Winnie Ille Pu Semper Ludet (1980) 221 copies
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger (1928) 203 copies
Toad of Toad Hall (1929) 190 copies
Pooh's Bedtime Book (1980) 179 copies
The Honey Tree (Winnie-the-Pooh Little Golden Book) (1965) — Author — 158 copies
Pooh's Little Etiquette Book (1724) 158 copies
Stories of Winnie the Pooh (1989) 158 copies
Pooh (Giant Board Book) (1999) 131 copies
The Hums of Pooh (1930) 127 copies
Eeyore Finds the Wolery (1928) 123 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Tells Time (1997) 106 copies
A Gallery of Children (1925) 105 copies
A Search Is Organdized (1991) 102 copies
Pooh's Little Fitness Book (1996) 85 copies
Two People (1931) 80 copies
The Magic Hill (1925) 78 copies
Tigger (Giant Board Book) (1999) 77 copies
Pooh's Wishing Star (1998) 75 copies
A Hunny, Funny, Sunny Day! (1999) 74 copies
Pooh's Pot o' Honey (1967) 72 copies
Piglet (Giant Board Book) (1997) 64 copies
Piglet Has the Sniffles (1998) 63 copies
Not that it Matters (1919) 63 copies
Pooh's Birthday Book (1963) 61 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh and Friends (2001) 60 copies
Mr. Pim Passes By (1921) 60 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Full-Cast Dramatization (1997) — Author — 59 copies
It's Tigger Time! (1995) 57 copies
Once a Week (1914) 52 copies
Where's Piglet? (1995) 47 copies
The Winnie-the-Pooh Library (1998) 44 copies
Winnie the Pooh Treasury (1990) 44 copies
Four Days' Wonder (1933) 43 copies
Images of Beauty (1804) 43 copies
The Holiday Round (1912) 42 copies
Chloe Marr (1946) 40 copies
The Pooh Sketchbook (1982) 40 copies
If I May (1921) 39 copies
There's Always Pooh and Me (2002) 33 copies
Tigger Comes to the Forest (1998) 31 copies
Pooh's Alphabet Book (1975) 30 copies
Tigger Tales (2001) 30 copies
A Table Near the Band (1950) 29 copies
Pooh & Christopher Robin (2002) 29 copies
Year In, Year Out (1952) 29 copies
Second Plays (1921) 27 copies
Peace with Honour (1934) 26 copies
Pot o’ Gold (2005) 26 copies
A Smackerel of Pooh (2003) 25 copies
All About Piglet (2008) 24 copies
The Pooh Song Book (1961) 23 copies
A New House for Eeyore (1998) 23 copies
A Very Grand Thing (1999) 22 copies
Modern plays (1937) — Author — 22 copies
World of Pooh 22 copies
Pooh's First Clock (1998) 21 copies
The Day's Play (1910) 21 copies
Pooh to Grow On (1998) 20 copies
Those were the days (1929) 20 copies
Belinda (1918) 19 copies
Love from Pooh (2002) 18 copies
ABC with Winnie-the-Pooh (1997) 18 copies
The pocket Milne (1940) 17 copies
The Ivory Door (1929) 17 copies
Pooh's Great Big Word Book (2000) 17 copies
The King's Breakfast (1984) 17 copies
Miss Elizabeth Bennet (1936) 16 copies
Piglet Meets A Heffalump (2014) — Author — 16 copies
Four Plays (1926) 15 copies
Behind the Lines (1940) 15 copies
Three Plays (1922) 15 copies
Hello Pooh, Hello Piglet (1999) 14 copies
Eeyore's (mis)Adventures (2003) 14 copies
Happy Days (2007) 14 copies
Peter Plys (2000) 13 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Baby Days (1999) 13 copies
Prince Rabbit (1991) 13 copies
Peek-a-Pooh! (2001) 13 copies
Pooh's Poems (1991) 13 copies
The Favourite Wonder Book (1938) — Contributor — 13 copies
By Way of Introduction (1929) 13 copies
Pooh Stories [boxed set] (2005) 12 copies
Love, Piglet (2003) 12 copies
Pooh Christmas Songs (1998) 12 copies
Pooh Invents a New Game SF (1998) 11 copies
Rabbit Has A Busy Day Sf (1998) 11 copies
The Man in the Bowler Hat (1923) 10 copies
Pooh's Noisy Book (1999) 10 copies
Tigger Has Breakfast (1996) 9 copies
Pooh's Counting Book (1982) 9 copies
Marching Band (Pooh) (1999) 9 copies
Love, Pooh (2003) 9 copies
Pooh to the Rescue (1997) 9 copies
Mr. Pim {novel} (1921) 9 copies
Micsoda négy nap! (1982) 8 copies
Pooh S Poems SF (1998) 8 copies
Pooh's Quiz Book (1977) 8 copies
Tigger Comes to Breakfast (2000) 8 copies
El mundo de Puff (1989) 7 copies
The Fourth Wall (1929) 7 copies
Smiths - Pooh Treasury (1997) 7 copies
Winnie the Pooh Set (2001) 7 copies
Wisdom from Pooh (2001) 6 copies
Courage from Piglet (2001) 6 copies
Very Young Verses. (1932) 6 copies
S Puh-Bärle Winnie (2001) 5 copies
Michael and Mary (1930) 5 copies
Labu Winnie (2004) 5 copies
Lovers in London (1905) 5 copies
Winnie the Pooh Library (2009) 4 copies
Four Day's Wonder (2023) 4 copies
Tiggers Bounce (Disney) (1999) 4 copies
Pooh Frieze (1979) 4 copies
Pooh Library (1973) 4 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Journal (1986) 4 copies
Dress-up Day (1999) 4 copies
Vestirsi (2003) 4 copies
Versjes van Poeh / druk 1 (1986) 4 copies
Pu der Bär-Tagebuch (1999) 4 copies
123 With Winnie-the-Pooh (1997) 4 copies
Winnie l'ourson (1992) 4 copies
Happy birthday Pooh! (2001) 3 copies
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey [2023 Film] (2023) — characters from the book by — 3 copies
Satukarhu Puh 3 copies
Wtp - Tigger Is Unbounced (2003) 3 copies
Good Night (1999) 3 copies
Favorite Color (Disney) (1999) 3 copies
Best Shapes (1999) 3 copies
Tikru tulee metsään (2002) 3 copies
Winnie the Pooh Baby Book (1991) 3 copies
The Runaway Tail (1996) 3 copies
Niedźwiodek Puch (2019) 3 copies
Iloisia ajatuksia (2011) 3 copies
Winnie the Pooh Gift Book (2003) 3 copies
War with honour 3 copies
Vinni-Puh (2017) 3 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Story Box (2003) 2 copies
Śniadanie Króla (2012) 2 copies
Vinni-Pukh i vse-vse-vse (2011) 2 copies
Modern Short Plays Second Series — Contributor — 2 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh 2 copies
Piglet and the Balloon (2003) 2 copies
Peter Plys i regn (2000) 2 copies
Tiger ist zu ungestüm (1979) 2 copies
Pooh Köşesindeki Ev (2019) 2 copies
Winnie-De-Poeh Deel 2 (1998) 2 copies
Jolie frimousses:Tigrou (2005) 2 copies
Bogen om Peter Plys (2016) 2 copies
Who Are Pooh's Friends? (1983) 2 copies
Poeh en de bijen (1987) 2 copies
Vini Zvani Pu 2 copies
El osito Winnie Pu (1901) 2 copies
Nalle Puhs bästa (2000) 2 copies
Ein Tag mit Winnie Puuh (1998) 2 copies
Det var en gång- (1986) 2 copies
Winter Friends (1969) 2 copies
Pooh Birthday Book: 2 (1985) 2 copies
Weather (1999) 2 copies
Pu der Bär 1 - 6. 6 CDs. (2001) 2 copies
Puhin hyrinät (2003) 2 copies
winnie the pooh 2 copies
Aku tiger 2 copies
The Norman Church (1948) 2 copies
Winnie the Pooh Journal (1986) 2 copies
Micimackó visszatér (2009) 2 copies
Positieve Poeh 2 copies
Le Meilleur Des Ours (1962) 2 copies
Nøff gjør noe storartet (1977) 2 copies
Kahropoig Puhh (2021) 2 copies
Kuka siellä piileksii? (2008) 2 copies
Rainy Day (Disney) (1999) 2 copies
The Pooh Books 2 copies
Nalle Puh keittokirja (1998) 2 copies
Der Var En Tid (1981) 2 copies
Berek Puchok 1 copy
Todo sobre la lluvia (2003) 1 copy
Ach te baby (2021) 1 copy
Micimacko (1991) 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
Eeyore 1 copy
Macko Puf 1 copy
Nalle Puh jumppaa (2004) 1 copy
Kuca na Puovom uglu (2006) 1 copy
VINI PU 1 copy
Vsyo o Vinni-Puhe (2017) 1 copy
Dawno, dawno temu (1983) 1 copy
Wiersze dla Krzysia (1983) 1 copy
Nalle Puh och Tigger (1979) 1 copy
Dwoje ludzi 1 copy
Mr Pim (2023) 1 copy
היה היה פעם. (2009) 1 copy
Tigger's Breakfast (2003) 1 copy
Pooh: A Three-Act Play (2023) — Author — 1 copy
Winny l'orso 1 copy
Hoppity 1 copy
Halfway Down 1 copy
Vespers 1 copy
Pooh 1 copy
Tigger 1 copy
Vems kvinna? 1 copy
War Aims Unlimited (1941) 1 copy
Puppy and I 1 copy
Vier Tage Trubel. (1981) 1 copy
Peter Plys i sol (2000) 1 copy
Pooh and Piglet (1994) 1 copy
Ole Brumm Les For Meg (2000) 1 copy
Tiikerin pomppu (2005) 1 copy
Pooh Clip and Read (2001) 1 copy
Pienten oma Nalle Puh (2006) 1 copy
Pooh Bear's box (1976) 1 copy
Tussis lykkedag (1998) 1 copy
The Romantic Age (2010) 1 copy
Puh's grannskap (1998) 1 copy
The Stepmother (2005) 1 copy
Winnie-the-Pooh 123 (2002) 1 copy
Very Young Verses (1931) 1 copy
Poems 1 copy
Nalle Puhin satulipas (2001) 1 copy
De tu 1 copy
Mamy Już Sześć Lat (2005) 1 copy
En Morsom vind (1999) 1 copy
Myślątka Puchatka (2003) 1 copy
Pooh Builds a House (2004) 1 copy
¡A lavarse! (2011) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Wind in the Willows (1908) — Introduction, some editions — 23,941 copies
Pooh's Little Instruction Book (1995) — Inspiration — 431 copies
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: A Classic Disney Treasury (1997) — Original stories — 428 copies
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh [1977 film] (1977) — Original stories — 401 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh Meets Gopher (1965) 377 copies
Knights of Madness: Further Comic Tales of Fantasy (1998) — Contributor — 301 copies
24 Favorite One Act Plays (1958) — Contributor — 288 copies
The Family Read-Aloud Christmas Treasury (1989) — Contributor — 280 copies
Eeyore's Gloomy Little Instruction Book (1996) — Inspiration — 271 copies
A Book of English Essays (1942) — Contributor — 243 copies
Pooh's Honey Tree (Winnie the Pooh First Reader) (1998) — Original story — 242 copies
Pooh Helps Out (My Very First Winnie the Pooh) (1999) — Author — 231 copies
The Tigger Movie [2000 film] (2000) — Original stories — 220 copies
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature Set (1961) — Contributor — 211 copies
Christopher Robin [2018 film] (2018) — Original story — 196 copies
Winnie the Pooh [2011 film] (2011) — Original stories — 187 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Patch (1980) — Contributor — 187 copies
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1994) — Original story — 156 copies
Murder & Other Acts of Literature (1997) — Contributor — 149 copies
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (2015) — Contributor — 145 copies
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1994) — Contributor, some editions — 132 copies
Pooh's Heffalump Movie [2005 film] (2005) — Original stories — 130 copies
Bodies from the Library (2018) — Contributor — 127 copies
Poems of Early Childhood (Childcraft) (1923) — Contributor — 122 copies
Sixteen Famous British Plays (1942) — Contributor — 115 copies
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) — Original story — 113 copies
Piglet's Big Movie [2003 film] (2003) — Original stories — 107 copies
Great Stories for Young Readers (1969) — Contributor — 92 copies
The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (1997) — Contributor — 91 copies
Look and Find: Tigger (1990) — Original charcters — 91 copies
Storytelling and Other Poems (1949) — Contributor — 91 copies
Murder for Christmas, Vol. 2 (1982) — Contributor — 87 copies
A Book of Princesses (1963) — Contributor — 87 copies
The Pooh Get-Well Book (1966) — Inspiration — 81 copies
Pooh & Friends (Disney Home Pooh Collection) Leisure Arts #3262 (2001) — Original characters — 80 copies
Christopher Robin: The Novelization (2018) — Contributor — 68 copies
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo [2004 film] (2004) — Original stories — 68 copies
My Song Is Beautiful (1994) — Contributor — 67 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year [2002 film] (2002) — Original stories — 63 copies
The Theatre Guild Anthology (1936) — Contributor — 62 copies
A Century of British Mystery and Suspense (2000) — Contributor — 56 copies
The Winnie-the-Pooh Book (A Golden Shape Book) (1965) — Original story — 45 copies
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie [2005 film] (2005) — Original story — 44 copies
A Century of Humour (1934) — Contributor — 42 copies
A Golden Land (1958) — Contributor — 42 copies
Look and Find: Pooh and Friends (2007) — Original characters — 38 copies
The Queen's Book of the Red Cross (1939) — Contributor — 36 copies
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (Pictureback) (2005) — Original story — 34 copies
Modern Essays (1921) — Contributor — 34 copies
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving [1999 film] (1999) — Original stories — 33 copies
Disney's When Summer Is Over! (Winnie the Pooh's School Days) (2000) — Original story — 31 copies
A Book of Princes (1964) — Contributor — 25 copies
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too [1974 short film] (1974) — Original story — 23 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You [1999 TV short] (1999) — Original story — 22 copies
The Great Book of Humour (1935) — Contributor — 22 copies
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore [1983 shot film] (1993) — Based on the stories by — 21 copies
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree [1966 short film] (1966) — Original book — 19 copies
Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh and Christmas Too [1991 TV movie] (1991) — Original stories — 19 copies
Going Barefoot and Other Poems (1987) — Contributor — 18 copies
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day [1968 short film] (1968) — Original story — 17 copies
The Harper Book of Princes (1964) — Contributor — 13 copies
Min skattkammare. D. 5, Noaks ark (1957) — Contributor — 12 copies
The World of Law, Volume I : The Law in Literature (1960) — Contributor — 12 copies
Nine selected Plays with commentary and Acting Notes (1946) — Contributor — 9 copies
Fiction Goes to Court (1954) — Contributor — 8 copies
Detection Medley (1939) — Introduction — 8 copies
All Sails Set (1948) — Contributor — 8 copies
Redselen i Deptford og andre studier i Sherlock Holmes (1980) — Contributor — 8 copies
Drama I (1962) — Contributor — 7 copies
A Treasury of Great Short Stories — Contributor — 7 copies
Number Two Joy Street (1924) — Contributor — 6 copies
Evening Standard Detective Book (1950) — Contributor — 5 copies
Essays by Modern Masters (1930) — Contributor — 5 copies
Winnie-the-Pooh [Graphic Novel Adaptation] (2024) — Author — 5 copies
Aarteiden kirja. 3 : Oli kerran (1956) — Contributor — 4 copies
Aarteiden kirja. 5 : Nooan arkki — Contributor — 2 copies
Aarteiden kirja. 4 : Maailma on avara (1974) — Contributor — 2 copies
The Children's Own Treasure Book (1947) — Contributor — 2 copies
Essays of the year (1929-1930) (1930) — Contributor — 1 copy
Winnie-the-Pooh [1960 Shirley Temple Storybook TV episode] (1960) — Origininal story — 1 copy
The Granta and its Contributors, 1889-1914 — Introduction — 1 copy
Number Three Joy Street (1925) — Contributor — 1 copy
Five Modern Plays (1950) — Author — 1 copy

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I had no idea that A.A. Milne (yes the Winnie the Pooh author) wrote any adult novels much less a murder mystery. I learned about this book from a NY Times newlsetter and luckily found a copy at my library. Written in 1922 it's a locked room mystery set in a country house in England with a fun cast of characters and an amateur detective who of course figures out the truth.

This was a fun book and while very Agatha Christie-ish it also had some very funny moments.

Antony Gillingham arrives at The Red House just after the fatal shot. He's there to say hello to a friend who is a guest at the house. These two heartily embrace their roles as the Sherlock and Watson imitations and their friendship and banter is wonderful. The actual mystery kept me guessing for a bit and while I was pretty sure of the truth the way Milne had Gillingham work out what truly happened was a fun ride.

It's a quick light read and despite being written in 1922 is still an interesting murder mystery.
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SuziQoregon | 81 other reviews | May 23, 2024 |
Delightful to visit with Pooh and Piglet and the gang after many years. I had to postpone finishing the book because the ending choked me up and I was on a SuperShuttle with six other people!
 
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DianeVallere | 77 other reviews | May 16, 2024 |
An adorable and whimsical collection of stories! It is so heartwarming and made me feel like a child again! Enter Tiger!
 
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Connverser | 77 other reviews | Apr 25, 2024 |
An adorable and whimsical collection of stories! It is so heartwarming and made me feel like a child again!
 
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