Winnie the Pooh Meets the Queen: An illustrated classic children’s book and a charming tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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Pooh ranks alongside other beloved characters such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. This October we’re celebrating Winnie-the-Pooh’s 90th anniversary, which marks 90 years since his first arrival in the Hundred Acre Wood. Biography: Jane Riordan originally trained to be a primary school teacher but her love of children's books led to a career in publishing. Christopher Robin takes Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore to London and they take in the sites as the head to Buckingham Palace to give the queen a present.

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Milne dedicated a 1926 book of songs featuring Pooh, “Teddy Bear and Other Songs", to the newborn then-Princess Elizabeth.October 2021 marks 95 years since the publication of the first ever Winnie the Pooh stories and his arrival in the Hundred Acre Wood. The pair bump into each other outside Buckingham Palace, after the monarch decides to go for a stroll. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.

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It turns out that in 2016, both Winnie the Pooh and Queen Elizabeth II had 90th birthdays, and this book was made to celebrate that fact. Raymond said: “It’s always an honour to draw Winnie the Pooh, and even more so when in the company of Her Majesty the Queen.He also designs greetings cards, web sites, animations and special warm places for his cat to sleep. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.

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The themes of friendship and simple pleasures are more relevant than ever 95 years on and we’re delighted to share this new tale to help fans celebrate his milestone birthday”. This picture book is a wonderful gift for the whole family and a commemorative keepsake of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's remarkable life and legacy.

The Queen celebrated her 90th Official Birthday on 11 June, although her actual birthday is 21 April 1926. Or if you prefer you can watch the video version of the story being read by Jim Broadbent on YouTube. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. For such a short story, they did a good job of getting most of the characters involved in some form, and I liked that the illustrations stayed fairly true to the original drawings (or at least, what I remember of them).