Finding Winnie

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
Author Lindsay Mattick
Illustrator Sophie Blackall
Country United States
Language English
Genre Children's
Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date
 2015
Pages 56 pp
ISBN 978-0316324908

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, which won the 2016 Caldecott Medal.[1] The book tells the story of the real-life bear which became the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh.

Plot

In 1914, veterinarian Harry Colebourn rides a train across Canada on his way to serve in World War I. Finding an orphaned bear on the platform of a Winnipeg railway station, he names it "Winnie". The bear becomes his regiment's mascot, but when the regiment moves to the front in France, Colebourn finds a home for Winnie at London Zoo. There the bear makes friends with a boy named Christopher Robin and inspires the story of Winnie-the-Pooh.

Reception

In The New York Times Book Review, Maria Russo wrote that "this delightful telling of the story behind A. A. Milne’s 'Winnie-the-Pooh' is also a family history" and described the book as "gorgeously illustrated."[2]

Awards[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Russo, Maria (November 6, 2015). "Bookshelf: Bear Necessities". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Finding Winnie". littlebrownlibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
Awards
Preceded by
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend		 Caldecott Medal
2016		 Succeeded by
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
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