Since first published 20 years ago, the Harry Potter books have been distributed in over 200 territories, translated into 68 languages and have sold over 400 million copies worldwide.
Winnie the Pooh may seem like a more modest venture, but through licensing, the Pooh collection which began as a children’s poem in the 1920s, is now at the center of a merchandising and media empire that totals upwards of $5 billion a year.
I'd say the Boy Wizard and the Bear of Little Brain are each doing alright.
Astounding! Pooh was my book of choice as a child, and all things AA Milne. Brought my children and grandchildren up on the little bear as well. I understand Harry Potter is a hot commodity, but it never drew me in when there was so much else I wanted to read!
No, It hasn't been 20 years -- how could it be? I still recall that very first "advance reading copy" and how my daughter stuffed a blanket under the door so I wouldn't see the light in her room still on late at night. Sigh. But then, she's now almost 32.
