Finding Winnie
by Lindsay Mattick
The true story of the real bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh, told by the great-granddaughter of the man who saved her. A Canadian soldier named Harry Colebourn rescued a bear cub during World War I, naming her Winnie, and she eventually inspired A.A. Milne's beloved character.
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About Lindsay Mattick
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear is a 2015 children's book written by Canadian author Lindsay Mattick and illustrated by Sophie Blackall. The non-fiction book is framed as a story Mattick is telling to her son. Her great-grandfather, Harry Colebourn bought a bear on his way to fight in World War I, donating the bear to a zoo where it became the inspiration for the character of Winnie-the-Pooh. Finding Winnie was thoroughly researched by both Blackall and Mattick. The book's writing and illustrations were well reviewed and it won the 2016 Caldecott Medal.
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