Farshore announces flagship Winnie-the-Pooh sequel collection

Farshore has announced a flagship new Winnie-the-Pooh sequel collection. 

Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales from the Forest will publish in September 2023 and sees Christopher Robin and friends go on adventures in seven brand new stories written by author Jane Riordan in the style of A A Milne. 

John Packard, publishing director, acquired UK and English Language rights in the title from Stephanie Thwaites, head of the book department at Curtis Brown. Text and illustrations were then acquired separately.

Farshore said the stories take readers back to “much-loved places like the Poohsticks Bridge and Eeyore’s Gloomy Place, as well as featuring trips to the British Museum and the Tower of London”.  

Riordan is the author of the authorised prequel Once There Was a Bear, as well as Winnie-the-Pooh Meets the Queen, and the recently published Winnie-the-Pooh Meets the King (all Farshore), celebrating the coronation. 

The stories will be illustrated by Mark Burgess in the style of E H Shepard’s original iconic illustrations. He also illustrated the authorised prequel Winnie-the-Pooh: Once There Was a Bear, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood and The Best Bear in All the World.  

Cally Poplak, executive publisher at Farshore, said: “Pooh and friends are as much a part of childhood now as they were almost a century ago – they remain wonderful stories to share aloud with children and to inspire a love of reading. So, as we look forward to celebrating the centenary in 2026, Farshore is delighted to be publishing this utterly charming new collection of adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood by Jane Riordan and Mark Burgess, who have truly captured the magic of the original stories by A A Milne and E H Shepard.”