A beautiful story about the origins of the Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin set during World War II (WWII). Based in Toronto, she has shared Harry and Winnie's story around the world. A 1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. Based in Toronto, she has shared Harry and Winnie's story around the world. She lives with her family in Toronto, Canada. Bears Finding Winnie: The True Story of the Worlds Most Famous Bear Audible Audiobook Unabridged Lindsay Mattick (Author), Erin Moon (Narrator), & 1 more 1,486 ratings Teachers pick See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Lindsay Mattick, Harry Colebourn's great-granddaughter, is the vice-president of an award-winning public relations firm. Lindsay Mattick, great-granddaughter of Harry Colebourn, has shared Winnies story around the world. (Oct.A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall. ISBN 10: 0316324906 / ISBN 13: 9780316324908. Illustrator’s agent: Nancy Gallt, Nancy Gallt Literary Agency.

Author’s agent: Jackie Kaiser, Westwood Creative Artists. While her work usually has a strong streak of fantasy, or at least ethereal otherworldliness, she proves that she’s equally imaginative at chronicling straight-on reality, too. It also suits Blackall ( A Fine Dessert) to a T. Overview A 1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. Framed as a bedtime story that Mattick tells her toddler son, Cole (who interjects questions such as “Is twenty dollars a lot?”), the book strikes a lovely, understated tone of wonder and family pride.

Knowing Winnie couldn’t follow him to France, Harry arranged for a new home for her at London Zoo, where a boy named Christopher Robin discovered her, and the rest is literary history. Finding Winnie : The True Story of the Worlds Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick Colleen Buck 474 subscribers 19K views 5 years ago Finding Winnie : The True Story of the Worlds Most. She accompanied Harry to England and became the mascot of the Second Canadian Infantry Brigade. Harry Colebourn, the Canadian veterinarian who set all things Winnie-the-Pooh in motion: while en route to join his unit during WWI, Harry rescued an orphaned bear cub from a trapper (it cost him $20) and named her Winnipeg (Winnie for short), after his hometown. Mattick is the great-granddaughter of Capt. Finding Winnie (A True Story)By, Lindsay Mattick Read Aloud The Letter Loft 5.29K subscribers Subscribe Share 12K views 4 years ago This is the true story of the inspiration behind Winnie.