Books N Gifts Blog — Winnie the Pooh Books RSS

Well with Monday marking the end of the Greater Sydney lockdown we are really looking forward to welcoming visitors to our town and to our sister store Berry Newsagency. The store is chockers with new stock and here at Books N Gifts we are also full with another big week of new book arrivals.e Here are just some of the great new book releases that have arrived in store this week:   Country Dogs on Doorsteps Suzanne Stevenson Animal Beloved family photographer Suzanne Stevenson returns with another stunning collection of irresistible dogs on doorsteps, this time against the backdrop of the Australian countryside. Country Dogs on Doorsteps introduces us to a flurry of new furry companions - along with some...

Did you know next month marks the 95th Anniversary of the publication of the timeless children's classic Winnie-the-Pooh written by A.A Milne and illustrated by E.H Shepherd? Winnie-the-Pooh or Pooh Bear was based on a teddy bear loved and adored by Christopher Milne son of the book's esteemed author who also provided the inspiration for the book's human character, Christopher Robin. On Christmas Eve in 1925 Winnie-the-Pooh’s first story appeared in print on page 7 of the London Newspaper Evening News. Readers got to meet the Bear of Very Little Brain and join him on his quest for honey. 10 months later on the 14th of October 1926, the book of Winnie-the-Pooh was published. That means next month marks 95 years since Winnie-the-Pooh,...