A review by internationalkris
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick

5.0

As a school librarian, I've now read this book to all my 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders. They loved it! Finding Winnie tells us 2 true stories, firstly veterinarian Henry Coleburn's story of discovering young Winnie on a train platform as he was heading off to WWI and the months that they spend together. Then later A.A. Milne's story of finding Winnie and the special relationship that she struck up with his son Christopher. I didn't try this one with my first graders since it is fairly long and complex though I would certainly share it with a younger child in a one-on-one or group setting. The 2nd-4th kids were completely engrossed in the tale and there were a lot of opportunities for learning as we talked a bit about WWI and other events. A very tender and also thought-provoking remembrance with gorgeously detailed pictures as you would imagine from a Caldecott winner.