The colors used are not to vibrant, and work and play with each other well in each picture to create a softened, carefree feeling that represent the extraordinary bear.
The illustrator of the book, Sophie Blackall, appears to use a blend of watercolor painting and colored pencil to bring to life the story of Winnie. The artistic and literary qualities of this book are unique and effective in their use. Eventually Harry realizes that the battlefront is no place to raise a bear and he surrenders Winnie to the London Zoo where she will be free to grow up loved and admired, and eventually meet a very important boy. With his unique new friend Winnipeg (Winnie for short) he heads off to war. At one train station, Harry spots a trapper with a bear and offers the man $20 for it.
The woman begins to tell the story of a veterinarian named Harry Colebourn who is sent of to war to aid the horses of soldiers. Lindsay Mattick begins her book with a young boy asking his mother to tell him a story. Winnie is the curious origin story of the beloved bear, Winnie the Pooh.
Finding Winnie has been Number 1 on the New York Times list of bestselling picture books. She shared her family story at London Zoo (where there is a statue of her great-grandfather and Winnie), read her book to families at Salisbury Cathedral, and presented Prince Charles with a gift for his grandson, Prince George.Īfter a decade working in public relations crafting other people’s stories, Lindsay is excited to share her own family story with adults and children, including her young son, Cole. Some of these are reproduced in the last section of her book, reinforcing the authenticity of her story.Īs part of Prince Charles’ commemoration of the outbreak of World War I, Lindsay accompanied the National Arts Centre Orchestra to present some of the educational events of their UK tour. Lindsay worked with Ryerson University to assemble their 2014 exhibition, ”Remembering the Real Winnie: The World’s Most Famous Bear Turns 100,” which featured her great-grandfather’s photographs, letters, and diaries. Her picture book, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear (illustrated by Sophie Blackall), celebrates that unique connection. When she was growing up in Winnipeg, Lindsay Mattick thought of Winnie-the-Pooh as her own great-grandbear, because Captain Harry Colebourn, her great-grandfather, was the Canadian soldier and veterinarian whose pet bear cub (named after his hometown) inspired A.A.
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