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Mr. Edward Bear

A book open to a page with the title, ”Teddy Bear” with an illustration of a man and bear bowing, and a poem below the illustration
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In 1924, A.A. Milne published a book called When We Were Very Young. It was a book of short stories. One was called “Teddy Bear.” It marks the first appearance of Mr. Edward Bear. He later became Winnie-the-Pooh. Read part of that first story above.