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This was left in our LFL and I wanted to read it because our pibble‘s name is Winnie. Turns out it‘s the true backstory of Winnie the Pooh, for whom said pibble is named. The author is the great granddaughter of the veterinarian who bought a bear cub from a trapper at a train station (as one does) while on his way to serve in WWI. A touching story, and there are photos of the real Winnie in the back. ❤️❤️❤️

His father, Alan Alexander Milne, wrote books all about them. Harry's Winnie became Winnie-the-Pooh---- and there has never been a more beloved bear.

This book brings back so many childhood memories for me. Making the connections between this book and the world's most famous childhood bear Winnie-the-Pooh. Also seeing how this bear has been in this family for generations at a time is very touching and heartwarming.

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. This is a Caldecott Honor book. This story is a true story about the world's most famous bear. This story is so heartwarming and a tear jerker. This story really brings back many childhood memories and how the most famous one got started. Shows how much a bond between a human and an animal really matters.

“Sometimes...you have to let one story end so the next one can begin.“

This story tells the background story and the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh. Once Harry has to give up Winnie because France would be too dangerous for WInnie, another story begins. A story that starts with a little boy who meets WInnie at the zoo.

Finding Winnie, 2015. A Caldecott Medal Winning Book. The story is about a soldier, Harry, who moved from Winnipeg to Canada due to war. Harry buys a bear off someone on their trip, at a train station stop, and names him Winnipeg or Winnie for short. Harry taught Winnie many tricks and got her in the army. Eventually, Harry had to give up Winnie to the zoo. Another child visited Winnie and Winnie the Pooh began

“I've decided to name her Winnipeg,“ Hary told them, “so we'll never be far from home. Winnie, for short.“

This remarkable book shares the adventure and true story of the world's most beloved bear. The book is shared through the perspective of Lindsay Mattick telling her son, and it shares their commentary on the story.

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick and illustrated by Sophie Blackall was published in 2015 and won the Caldecott Medal in 2015. This book shares the true story of the world's most famous bear, Winnie, through the perspective of Lindsay Mattick sharing it with her son.

“And it‘s all true?”
“Sometimes the best stories are”

I love how they included historical pictures

Finding Winnie is a Caldecott award winning book about the real life Winnie the Pooh. I absolutely adore this book and think that it is a great book to have in any classroom. The story of Winnie, the Bear is such a fun tale and is a true story. This nonfiction book brought back so much nostalgia. I would definitely recommend it.

What 🐶 does while I‘m at school apparently ❄️❄️❄️

This book tells the true story of the bear Winnie who became the most famous bear in the world, Winnie-the-Pooh. A mother is telling a story to her son about how this bear came to be. It is a story about an unlikely friendship and a long journey. Long ago a veterinarian found a bear as he was on his way to treat soldiers horses in the war. He knew immediately that there was something special about the bear.

“I‘ve decided to name her Winnipeg.” Harry told them,”so we‘ll never be far from home. Winnie for short.”

I loved the way this book was set up. Some pages were full illustrations, some had text on a third of the page, some had text only at the bottom and illustrations above. The illustrations were also beautiful.

Would be a long read aloud if pauses and questions were added.

“Even if we are apart, I will always love you, you will always be my bear”

This book is a great book to read. One thing I loved about this book was that it was the story of winnie the pooh but more so a prequel into that saga. It‘s awesome to have an understanding of the whole thing and I think children would love this too!

Finding Winning tells the true story of a real-life bear and the experiences he went through. A mother tells her child the story of Winnie as a bed-time story. The illustrations are well done and paints a beautiful picture of the settings, emotions, and storyline. There are real pictures of Winnie at the end of the book which is a pleasant surprise and really creates a connection between the readers and the events portrayed in the story.

Brief Summary: The story of a mom telling her son a bedtime story. It is the journey of the bear throughout time. The bear is adopted by a solider. The bear goes through war and travels around with the solider. The bear then has to go to the zoo. This reminded him of his bear.
Recommend : This is a goos story for a child to read. It is enjoyable and interesting with real pictures in the back of it!
Award: Caldecott Honor Book

A friend recommended I read this with a hankie. Boy was she right! 😭 So good!

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Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick and a Caldecott winning NF children‘s book that tells use the origins of our beloved Winnie the poo. Readers learn how Winnie the poo comes from the true story of Lindsay Matticks great grandfather and his pet bear Winnie. This tale inspires adventure and exploration!

Just want to say thanks to everyone for expressing condolences about Winnie's passing! It was too much to tag everyone, but I read them and thank you! I'm at peace knowing she's not suffering, and I talked about what happened with her vet and I can rest easy knowing I did all I could for her. If you've been following me for a while you know me I love having pets so I am already on the hunt for the next one!

RIP winnie. Winnie had been having chronic health problems, but we thought they were getting stabilized. Unfortunately she took a major turn Friday and passed early Saturday morning. She was a GREAT cat.

This NF Caldecott award winning book is a great RA for an Elementary classroom. It tells the story of a veterinarian who is off to war to help with the horses and on the way there he buys a young bear from a trader and names it Winnipeg. The after a while he decides to take the bear to the zoo where a young child named Christopher Robin names his stuffed bear based off of miss Winnipeg. This a great story to build text to text connections.

Caldecott winner picture book, Finding Winnie NF&B is a true story of a sweet bear who was rescued by a man named Harry Colebourn in 1914, going on a journey from Canada to England. She ends up in a zoo in London & become friends with boy named Christopher Robin. This work well with RT & IR, I believe both would allow students to really understand this book. 9.3, “Develop self-assessment and reflection.#UCFLAE3414SP20

This was one of my favorite award winners because of its beautiful illustrations. It won a Caldecott award and definitely deserved it. The images brought the text and the meaning of the story to life with the realisticness and emotion.

I would use this book in my future classroom because it's a great message with wonderful imagery.

“Harry stopped! It's not every day that you see a bear cub at a train station“

Harry stopped! It's not every day that you see a bear cub at a train station“

I would use this book in my classroom to teach my students about caring. This book is very heartfelt.

I really enjoyed this award-winning book. This book is a Caldecott award winner. The illustrations in this book are very well drawn and have a lot of detail to the images. The drawings are very realistic.

“Then his heart made up his mind.”

This book is great to use in the classroom because it‘s different and on a life of a bear rather than a person.

This biography is a very interesting read as it is on a bear essentially who is inspired by the bear Winnie the Pooh. This book can be relatable for all students because of the popular character. This book offers real pictures of Winnie and Colebourn‘s journal.

Harry decided to stretch his legs

It obviously won an award but the art in this book truly is so appealing. The way it matches with the story is truly incredible.

Finding Winnie is an award winner which one the Caldecott Medal. I found the story of this book to be very interesting. It tells of the true story of the coming of Winnie the Pooh. What helps make this story so great are the warm illustrations that match up with the book so nicely.

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick Illustrated by Sophie Blackall is a historical fiction book and is a Caldecott Award winner. This is a book about the REAL story of Winnie the Pooh which is a must read for any kid! I would use this book as a LC. #ucflae3414f19

I absolutely love this biography following the bear, Winnie, who was the inspiration behind Winnie The Pooh. Winnie was found at a train station, spend some time in the military, and eventually moved to live in a zoo where she met Christopher Robin. This story is so heartwarming I had to buy my own copy. Illustrator Sophie Blackall designed such an adorable, lovable bear, and it won her the 2016 Caldecott Medal. #UCFLAE3414F19

The B/NF, Caldecott winner picture book, Finding Winnie, is an cute and true story of a bear who was rescued by a man named Harry Colebourn in 1914, taking a journey from Canada to England. Finally, she ends up in a London Zoo where she befriends a real boy named Christopher Robin. This book would work best in a RT as students immerse themselves in the life of Winnie. #UCFLAE3414F19

Finding Winnie is an adorable NF read and Caldecott winner that shows the connection to the classic pair of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. This book would best be used in a RA with EL strategy 23 and UDL strategy 2.4. #ucflae3414f19 (CMC)
https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/material/finding-winnie-word-search This activity is a great way to reinforce the vocabulary highlighted throughout reading.