Ernest H. Shepard

About The Author

English artist and book illustrator E. H. Shepard is best known for his anthropomorphic animal characters in Winnie-the-Pooh and Wind in the Willows. Born in London, he showed promise in drawing early on, winning a Landseer scholarship and a British Institute Prize. During World War I, he worked for the Intelligence Department sketching the combat area within view of his battery position and was awarded the Military Cross. Married twice, with two children from his first wife, he passed away in 1976 at the age of 96.

Books by Ernest H. Shepard

Winnie-the-Pooh
By A. A. Milne
Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard
These classic stories of Pooh Bear and his friends from Hundred Acre Wood will warm your heart.

Since his first appearance in the 1920s, Winnie-the-Pooh has charmed readers with his kindness toward the other inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, making him one of the most beloved an...
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The House at Pooh Corner
By A. A. Milne
Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard
Return to the Hundred Acre Wood for the further adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends!
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