Winnie the Pooh has been beloved for 100 years. But fame wasn't so enchanting for the real Christopher Robin ^37.3%

CBC Radio - By Laura Fraser - 5/10/2026, 8:00 AM

Negativity Bias 32.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 31.5% - Halo Effect 17.6%

LISTEN | The fraught relationship between A.A. Milne and Christopher Robin: Before they became a fixture in children's literature, Christopher Robin Milne and Winnie were just a boy and a bear, romping around the London Zoo instead of the Hundred Acre Wood. In the 1920s, Winnie became a fixture there, friendly enough that her keepers... more