* "Little ones who love Milne's classic stories will be enchanted by this heartening account of the bear's real-life origins."- Booklist, starred review * "A perfect melding of beautiful art with soulful, imaginative writing, this lovely story, penned by Colebourn's great-great granddaughter, is ideal for sharing aloud or poring over individually."- School Library Journal, starred review Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. And finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey-from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.īook Synopsis 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. About the Book A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A.
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