Several of the verses were set to music by Harold Fraser-Simson.

The 38th poem in the book, "Teddy Bear", that originally appeared in Punch magazine in February 1924, was the first appearance of the famous character Winnie-the-Pooh, first named "Mr. Edward Bear" by Christopher Robin Milne.

[2] In one of the illustrations of "Teddy Bear", Winnie-the-Pooh is shown wearing a shirt which was later coloured red when reproduced on a recording produced by Stephen Slesinger.

On 1 January 2020, When We Were Very Young entered the public domain in the United States,[3][4] but remains protected in other countries[clarification needed], including the UK.

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