Alan Alexander Milne published one of the most beloved children's books, Winnie-the-Pooh on October 14, 1926. Milne graduated with a college degree in mathematics in 1903 but became an assistant editor for Punch, a humorous magazine in 1903.
After his discharge from the army in February 1919, Milne left Punch and focused on writing plays. In 1924, Milne published When We Were Very Young a book of children's poems, including one about a teddy bear who "however he tries grows tubby without experience", Pooh's first unofficial appearance.
In 1925, Milne published a bedtime story in the Christmas Eve issue of the Evening News about his son, Christopher Robin, who has adventures with his teddy bear The story became the first chapter in his book Winnie-the-Pooh.
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