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This year marks the hundredth anniversary of A. A. Milne’s evergreen creation, Winnie-the-Pooh, the beloved “bear of very little brain.” Although the character first appeared in a poem in a 1924 poem, it wasn’t until 1926 that the teddy was given his own starring role in “Winnie-the-Pooh.”

Pooh Bear was inspired by a stuffed animal called Edward that Milne had bought for his son, Christopher Robin, from Harrods. Today, that original model for Winnie, along with the toys that inspired his equally beloved friends Tigger, Kanga, Eeyore and Piglet — the original Roo, alas, is long since lost — are housed in the New York Public Library. They sit in the Polonsky Exhibition of the library’s greatest treasures, alongside a Mozart manuscript and a copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

NYPL is sparing no effort on Pooh’s centenary. A new exhibition, “Silly Old Bear!” features reproductions of the original Milne stories and E. H. Shepard’s cherished illustrations. Also on display are versions of the story in different languages — including Latin, so the classically........

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