Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, those two names conjure up wonderful memories for most adults. A. A. Milne was the English author who brought them to life for countless children. Before his success with Winnie the Pooh Milne was a noted playwright. Milne wrote extensively for the magazine Punch. The Sunny Side is a collection of essays, poems and short stories published in Punch between 1912 and 1920.