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> Tag: Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (artist)

Winnie the Pooh was inspired by a real bear named Winnie: cbr12 bingo “The Roaring 20’s”

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (artist)

October 5, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Earlier in bingo, I learned that Winnie the Pooh was published in 1926 and so counted for “The Roaring 20’s”.  I went looking through my library to discover that we don’t have a copy (though we have the entire Paddington collection).  However, Grandma had sent this book to my kids! Finding Winnie opens with a mother (the author) telling her son a true story about a bear.  Winnie’s story begins in Winnipeg, Canada with a young veterinarian named Harry Colbourn.  Harry specialized in treating horses and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History Tagged With: #history, Caldecott winner, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Children's, Dome'Loki, Lindsay Mattick, Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (artist), picture book, Sophie Blackall (artist)

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:31 · Genres: Children's Books, History · Tags: #history, Caldecott winner, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Children's, Dome'Loki, Lindsay Mattick, Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (artist), picture book, Sophie Blackall (artist) ·
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