"Oh bear!" said Christopher Robin. "How I do love you!"
"So do I," said Pooh.
And so do we here in the Children's Room! We were joined by our littlest patrons recently to celebrate Winnie the Pooh's 90th birthday. The little stuffed mohair bear who was purchased at Harrod's in London in 1921 by Christopher Robin's mum and subsequently became his very best friend is loved by everyone! (that's him with Pooh above) Christopher Robin's dad, A.A. Milne, enjoyed watching his son play with Pooh and his friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo so much that he began to write stories and the first book appeared in 1926.
Pooh and his friends now live in the Children's Room of the New York Public Library. Why not stop in to say "hullo" to the tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff on your next visit to the city?
During our birthday party we read classic Pooh stories, danced and played instruments to Pooh songs and made snacks. (Check out the slideshow above.) What kind of snacks? Well we love honey just as much as the little old bear so we made some delicious honey drizzled bananas covered in berry granola. They are easy to make - just cut a banana in half, stick a popsicle stick in the ends, drizzle with honey and then roll through dried berries and granola. There were many sticky fingers to clean up before making birthday cards for Pooh!!
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