Winnie-the-Pooh character Christopher Robin was based. The rest of Christopher Robin Milne's toys – Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and Tigger – were incorporated into Milne's stories. Two more characters, Owl and Rabbit, were created by Milne's imagination, while Gopher was added to the Disney version. Christopher Robin's toy bear is on display at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library in New York City. Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear cub was purchased from
Winnie the Pooh (song) characters and the roles each plays in relation to Pooh himself. The song has been used in every theatrically released Pooh film as well as most of the television series. The song was also performed by Carly Simon and Ben Taylor on the soundtrack of "Piglet's Big Movie" (2003). A music video was released for this version and it was included in "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1977) DVD. Notably, Tigger is the only original character from the books (this does not count Gopher, Kessie or Lumpy) not to be named in this song and is probably the