The Return of Roo: Winnie-the-Pooh and the Legacy of a Trench War Survivor

Illustration by Ernest H. Shepard. Photo: A.A. Milne. Public Domain. Collage by Olena Zelenina.

This year, the world is swept up in "Pooh-mania" as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world’s most famous teddy bear. Although Winnie lives in the Hundred Acre Wood, his heart has beaten in the New York Public Library (NYPL) for over 35 years. It is there that the original toys of Christopher Robin — the real-life inspirations for Alan Alexander Milne’s beloved characters — are kept.