When We Were Very Young

When We Were Very Young is a best-selling book of poetry
by A. A. Milne.[1] It was first published in 1924 and it
was illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Several of the verses
were set to music by Harold Fraser-Simson. The book begins
with an introduction entitled Just Before We Begin which
in part tells readers to imagine for themselves who the
narrator is and that it might be Christopher Robin. The
38th poem in the book Teddy Bear that originally appeared
in Punch magazine in February 1924 was the first
appearance of the famous character Winnie-the-Pooh first
named Mr. Edward Bear by Christopher Robin Milne.[2] In
one of the illustrations of Teddy Bear Winnie-the-Pooh is
shown wearing a shirt which was later coloured red when
reproduced on a recording produced by Stephen Slesinger.
This has become his standard appearance in the Disney
adaptations. On 1 January 2020 When We Were Very Young
entered the public domain in the United States[3][4] but
remains protected in other countries[clarification needed]
including the UK