AA Milne’s best books and poems to read this Winnie the Pooh Day

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Best known for his books about the bumbling teddy, Winnie-the-Pooh a “bear of very little brain”, AA Milne is a household name in children’s literature and poetry. It’s no surprise then, that AA Milne’s simple yet powerful words have had a lasting legacy on generation after generation. But without Milne, some of our all-time favourite characters, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and the rest of the gang would never have been realised.