Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo have captured imaginations around the world, inspiring deep collections of Winnie-the-Pooh facts and winning spots on lists of the best books for kids.

Three stories from "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh": "The Masked Offender", "Rabbit Marks the Spot", and "The Good, the Bad and the Tigger".

Image caption, Winnie the Pooh, ably assisted by (l-r) Rabbit, Eeyore and Tigger, receiving his Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2006. The self-proclaimed bear of very little brain is embracing ...