Winnie The Pooh Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

6^th November 2008

Fact: A sketch of Winnie The Pooh's bouncy pal TIGGER fetched over $49,000 (GBP30,600) at auction in London on Tuesday (04Nov08). The item, drawn by E.H. Shepard - the illustrator of A.A. Milne's beloved children's books - was bought by a German collector.

25^th September 2007

Fact: Billy Bob Thornton gave his daughter BELLA a third birthday to remember at the weekend (22Sep07) - he treated her to a trip to Disneyland in California, where the tot met her hero Winnie The Pooh.

11^th April 2006

Fact: Winnie The Pooh received the 2,308th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Tuesday (11APR06).

2^nd February 2006

Fact: <p>British Royal Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 80th birthday by inviting 3,000 children to a themed garden party at Buckingham Palace. The party will honour much-loved children's characters including Harry Potter, Winnie The Pooh and Paddington Bear. </p>