Winnie-the-Pooh published in 1958, and, in 1960, became the only Latin book ever to have been featured on "The New York Times" Best Seller list. Hyphens in the character's name were omitted by Disney when the company adapted the Pooh stories into a series of features that would eventually become one of its most successful franchises. In popular film adaptations, Pooh has been voiced by actors Sterling Holloway, Hal Smith, and Jim Cummings in English, and Yevgeny Leonov in Russian. A. A. Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, on whom the
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore The first home video release for "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" was "Winnie the Pooh and Friends", released on VHS in 1984, followed by other releases of this film, including the December 28, 1990 "Walt Disney Mini-Classics" release and the July 11, 2000 "Storybook Classics" release. It has since been included as a bonus feature on VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray releases of "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh". (The Blu-Ray edition presents the short in high definition.) The film's plot is based primarily on two A. A. Milne stories: "In which Pooh invents a new game