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Caldecott Honor, Published 2015, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World‘s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
A touching, true story about the real bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. Through beautiful illustrations and heartfelt narrative, it explores friendship, adventure, and the bonds between a mother, son, and a special bear. Warm, gentle, and unforgettable.

The illustrations in this book are amazing and very detailed. It seems as though the colors are muted which helps explain the mood of the story even more.

“When he thought about Winnie in the voyage across the ocean, his head said, ‘I shouldn‘t.‘ His head said ‘I can‘t.‘ But his heart made up his mind.”

The story could be used in a lesson to help introduce a harder concept, such as war. It could also be interesting to relate the book back to Pooh bear.

Pretty wordy but interesting because it is a true story and possibly relates to Pooh bear.

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick (2015). Caldecott Award Winner. The story is a beautifully illustrated children's book that relates the interesting true story of the most popular bear, Winnie-the-Pooh. Mattick recalls her great-grandfather's role in rescuing a cub named Winnie. Each page depicts soft, dreamlike watercolors that nicely meet the story's peaceful tone. The story is an excellent combination of history, family stories, and adventure.

This book would be a great way to explore war in an age-appropriate manner. It can introduce students to the concept of events that happen around the world.

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

“Winnie was in the army now. Harry taught her to stand up straight and hold her head high and turn this way and that way, just so! Soon she was assigned her own post.”

This book would be a great use for read aloud with young children. The illstrations are very soft and easy for them to see. The words are a bit big for them to read on their own, so I think it would be better used to read all together and to review their understandings.

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattock. Published In 2015.
Caldecott Book winner in 2016. This book flows well and makes you follow the journey of the young cub. The Cute illustrations are inviting to young children. They are softer pictures, that allow children to easily follow the bears journey. This book evokes enjoyable feelings throughout the story.

Once upon a time, there was a little boy with a stuffed Bear. He'd had his bear ever since he was a baby. But somehow, the boy had never found the right name for him.
He'd tried Teddy, and Edward, and even Big Bear."

This book would be a great use for read aloud with young children. The illstrations are very soft and easy for them to see. The words are a bit big for them to read on their own, so I think it would be better used to read all together and to review their understandings.

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattock. Published In 2015.
Caldecott Book winner in 2016. This book flows well and makes you follow the journey of the young cub. The Cute illustrations are inviting to young children. They are softer pictures, that allow children to easily follow the bears journey. This book evokes enjoyable feelings throughout the story.

Winnie is so cute! She was literally is the Canadian Army then went to the London Zoo. Christopher Robin visited the zoo and fell in love with Winnie.

Winnie was far away from her home and was bought by the army. Later, Harry brought Winnie to the London Zoo to protect her. Lowkey almost made me tear up

“Winnie was in the army now. Harry taught her to stand up straight and hold her head high and turn this way and that way, just so! Soon she was assigned her own post.”

“The story of Winnie is one of friendship and courage, and it is a story that weaves itself into the fabric of our lives.“ This quote reflects the central themes of the book, emphasizing the impact of Winnie‘s story and the connections it fosters.

This book can be used in the classroom to explore themes of history, literature, and personal connections.

Finding Winnie written by Lindsay Mattick was published in 2015 and won the Caldecott medal. Finding Winnie is based on a true story of the character Winnie the Pooh. The book recounts how a Canadian soldier, Lieutenant Harry Colebourn, adopted a bear cub named Winnie during World War I. When Harry had to leave for the war, Winnie was left in the care of the London Zoo, where she became a favorite of children.

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

In class this would be a fun book to read with the students and to explore more about the true story. It also has an interesting and somewhat confusing format that students can learn from.

I enjoy this book because it tells the story that inspired one of my favorite characters, Winnie the Pooh. It is a fun and intriguing true story. I think true stories can make them more fun as books.

“ You‘ll always be my bear.”

Week 1: Caldecott Winner! This book is such a fun story. Student would love this book in a classroom setting. Kids would love to hear the story about the bear who joined the army. Overall, I love it! Published: Oct. 2015.

Teachers could use the book by comparing fiction to nonfiction. Since it‘s a true story students could compare and contrast using the book and what they find researching this story.

I really enjoyed this book as I think the characters are very cute. There is also a few really great messages within this book about how the best stories are true and being special.

Caldecott

“His name was christerpher robinMilne. Christopher robin would visit Winnie at the zoo and then he would take his stuffed animal on all sorts of adventures in the woods behind his house.“

I would use this in the classroom for text-to-text connections because many people know the story of Winnie the pooh and would love to know the history i would make them compare and contrast what they thought would happen compared to what did happen.

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick, 2015 - Caldecott. This is a great book for historical fiction and using a text-to-text story. Many people know Winnie the Pooh but do not know the back story behind it and this story brings it to life and is an inspirational text. The history within the book is amazing and brings you back to when it was actually happening with the amazing pictures and the imagery within.