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 | | The combination of Milne's poetry and Shepard's drawings proved to be a winner, as the book sold over 50.000 copies within eight weeks of its first publication. |
 | | Ernest Shepard is best known, however, for his work as a children's book illustrator. |
 | | When Shepard was first recommended to Milne as an illustrator, he was quite skeptical, saying, "What on earth do you see in that man? He's perfectly hopeless!" But Milne later invited Shepard to visit his home to draw sketches of his son, Christopher Robin, and his stuffed animals, Kanga, Roo, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet. |
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