. ▁A . ▁Mil ne ' s ▁Po oh ▁stories . ▁I ▁read ▁them ▁over ▁and ▁over , ▁and ▁then ▁many ▁years ▁later ▁to ▁my ▁children , ▁and ▁now ▁to ▁my ▁grand children ." ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Disney ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁film ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Po oh ▁books ▁by ▁first ▁corresponding ▁with ▁the ▁literary ▁ag ency ▁Curt is ▁Brown . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Disney ▁acquired ▁the ▁film ▁rights . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Disney ▁told ▁his ▁animation ▁staff ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁full - length ▁animated ▁feature ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁books . ▁A ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁with ▁senior ▁staff ▁members ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁proposed ▁film . ▁However , ▁during ▁the ▁meeting , ▁Disney ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁feature ▁film , ▁but ▁instead ▁a ▁feature tte ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁live - action ▁film . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁film , ▁W alt ▁and ▁his ▁collabor ators ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁chap ters ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁book , ▁" In ▁which ▁we ▁are ▁introduced ▁to ▁W inn ie - the - Po oh ▁and ▁some ▁h oney ▁Be es , ▁and ▁the ▁stories ▁Begin ", ▁and ▁" In ▁which ▁Po oh ▁Go es ▁Vis iting ▁and ▁G ets ▁into ▁a ▁T ight ▁Place ". ▁The ▁scene ▁where ▁Rab bit ▁de als ▁with ▁Po oh ' s ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" decor ▁of ▁his ▁home ", ▁was ▁not ▁from