(1882–1956)
English author, best known for his children’s stories about Winnie-the-Pooh
A. A. Milne
“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh, said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?”
“What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?”
“I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?” said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully.
“It’s the same thing, he said.
Winnie the Pooh (New York: Penguin, 2009).
“How long does getting thin take?” asked Pooh anxiously.
“In Which Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets into a Tight Place,” in The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh (New York: Dutton, 1994), 28.
“It is hard to be brave,” said Piglet, sniffling slightly, “when you’re only a Very Small Animal.”
“In Which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest, and Piglet Has a Bath,” in The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh (New York: Dutton, 1994), 92.