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James Campbell

The Men Who Created Winnie-the-Pooh

The Lives of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard

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Imprint: LOM ART

Publication date: 11/09/2025

ISBN: 9781915751034

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Biographies

Binding: Hardback

Size: 280 x 216 mm

Extent: 176 pages

Illustration: Colour and b/w line drawings

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

100 years on from the first publication of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, overseer of the E. H. Shepard artistic and literary estate James Campbell has written the first ever dual biography of Shepard and Milne.

In this first-ever dual biography of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard, James Campbell brings to life the two remarkable men. The book takes us from their early professional and personal relationships, through their work at Punch magazine, all the way to the Second World War and beyond, including their other collaborations, most notably Shepard's renowned The Wind in the Willows illustrations and Milne's work on the dramatization of Toad of Toad Hall.

Using never-before-seen archival material – including excerpts from original manuscripts and drawings, draft illustrations, photographs, documents, ephemera and more – this timely book is a beautiful, full-colour volume celebrating the centenary of these much-loved characters and ultimately uncovering just who were the men who created Winnie-the-Pooh.

Reviews:

A beautiful keepsake book … perfect for anyone who loves A. A. Milne’s Bear of Very Little Brain and art in general.

Review for The Art of Winnie-the-Pooh, CultureFly

His early cartoons from this time are treasures, offering an intimate view of the reality of war. It’s perspective that photography, historical record and even poetry can’t capture.

Review for Shepard’s War, Daily Telegraph

This handsomely produced book, illustrating much previously unpublished materials is a remarkable document, one of the most vividly fascinating to join the growing bibliography of the First World War.

Review for Shepard’s War, The Oldie

Sales points:

  • The 2020s mark the centenary of the publication of the four classic Winnie-the-Pooh books, and there promises to be a great deal of publicity from media giant Disney and publishers Farshore, HarperCollins and Dutton among others, to support the centenary celebrations.

  • Both private men, there has been one authorized biography of A. A. Milne in 1990 and no biography of E. H. Shepard has previously been authorized by his family and estate.

  • Published with the support of both the Milne Trustees and the Shepard Trustees and family, it is the first work to give a rounded portrait of these two tremendously talented men, who together created a timeless classic of children’s literature.

  • Beautifully packaged and in full colour throughout, with over 150 images, many previously little- or unseen, including sketches, finished artwork, photographs, family memorabilia and documents from both the Shepard and Milne Trusts.

  • James Campbell is the author of The Art of Winnie the Pooh (over 20,000 copies sold in the English language) and Shepard's War.

About the Author:

James Campbell

James Campbell has worked for a number of sustainability and environmental organizations for over twenty years. He is married to E. H. Shepard's great-granddaughter and has had responsibility for the oversight of E. H. Shepard’s artistic and literary estate since 2010. He lives in Oxford.

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