Pooh in pencil: sketches for original Winnie-the-Pooh book shared for first time

Pencil drawing – captioned: ‘Climbing very cautiously up the stream’ – shows Pooh with Christopher Robin, Piglet and Owl. Photograph: Courtesy of Peter Harrington

Previously unseen drawings of Winnie-the-Pooh that show the honey-loving bear before he was introduced to generations of readers in the 1926 book have come to light.

Two preliminary pencil sketches by E H Shepard have been shared for the first time by his family to mark the centenary of one of the most loved books in children’s literature.