![]() Add in the luminous artwork of Sophie Blackall and you’ve got yourself a historical winner on your hands. ![]() The other? Written by one of the descendants of the veterinarian that started it all. One book was researched and thought through carefully. But Finding Winnie has an advantage over the Walker bio that cannot be denied. The first of these books was Winnie: The True Story of the Bear That Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. With the anniversary of WWI here, the children’s literary sphere has witnessed not one but two picture book biographies of Winnie, the real bear that inspired Christopher Robin Milne and, in turn, his father A.A. ![]() ![]() If it’s not Midnight, A True Story of Loyalty in World War I by Mark Greenwood or Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of WWI’s Bravest Dog by Ann Bausum, it’s Voytek, the Polish munitions bear in Soldier Bear or, best known of them all, the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh. What is it with adorable animals and WWI? Seems these days no matter where you turn you find a new book commemorating a noble creature’s splendor and sacrifice on the battlefields of Europe. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear ![]()
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