Finding Winnie : : the True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

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Call Number: E MAT, R Caldecott Medal 2016, Kids Book / Picture Books / Historical / Mattick, Lindsay
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E MAT	4-week checkout	Due 04-24-2024
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E MAT	4-week checkout	Due 05-22-2024
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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. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.

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Amazing submitted by kathscot on August 19, 2017, 6:14pm An amazing true story. Very nicely told.

Such a charming story submitted by Cihendricks on August 16, 2019, 4:10pm This story is just really delightful. I love it.

Charming submitted by adesaik on August 21, 2019, 9:08pm Really good

good submitted by andye on September 3, 2019, 9:11pm I like pooh when I grow up and I still like

Great read-aloud submitted by cdeucher on August 19, 2023, 8:13am Great read aloud for kids. For all the bear lovers it is a wonderful introduction to Winnie the Pooh.