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Milne is most famous for his two Pooh books about a boy named Christopher Robin after his son, Christopher Robin Milne, and various characters inspired by his son's stuffed animals, most notably the bear named Winnie-the-Pooh.

Christopher Robin Milne's stuffed bear, originally named " Edward ", was renamed " Winnie-the-Pooh " after a Canadian black bear named Winnie ( after Winnipeg ), which was used as a military mascot in World War I, and left to London Zoo during the war.

" The pooh " comes from a swan called " Pooh ".

E. H. Shepard illustrated the original Pooh books, using his own son's teddy, Growler (" a magnificent bear "), as the model.

Other notable characters created by Milne include the bouncy Tigger and gloomy Eeyore.

Christopher Robin Milne's own toys are now under glass in New York.