The Sunny Side

by A. A. Milne

Overview

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, those two names conjure up wonderful memories for most adults. A. A. Milne was the English author who brought them to life for countless children. Before his success with Winnie the Pooh Milne was a noted playwright. Milne wrote extensively for the magazine Punch. The Sunny Side is a collection of essays, poems and short stories published in Punch between 1912 and 1920.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605978062
Publisher:	Book Jungle
Publication date:	07/04/2008
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) was an English author best-known as the creator of the beloved fictional character, Winnie-the-Pooh, that continues to captivate children around the world. He wrote two collections of stories about the popular teddy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. The famous books about Pooh and his friends were inspired by Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne's collection of stuffed animals that included a toy bear, pig, donkey, tiger and kangaroo. The third youngest son of London schoolteachers, as a boy he wrote poetry and short funny pieces for his school's paper. He studied at Cambridge but in 1903 left school to write, and before long, he became an editor at Punch Magazine. Milne served as a lieutenant in WWI and as captain in WWII. Before gaining fame as a children's book author, he had a thriving career as a playwright. A. A. Milne also wrote poetry, novels, his autobiography as well as political nonfiction. His other popular books include When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six.

Hometown:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Date of Birth:

January 18, 1882

Date of Death:

January 31, 1956

Place of Birth:

Hampstead, London

Place of Death:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Education:

Trinity College, Cambridge University (mathematics), 1903

Website:

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