Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
1. Bibliography Mattick, Lindsay, and Sophie Blackall. Finding Winnie: the true story of the worlds most famous bear . New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2015. ISBN 9781518115912 2. Plot Summary This true to life story unfolds in two parts as a mom recounts these two stories to her son at bedtime. The first part takes place during World War I in Canada. One of the principal characters in part one is named Harry Coleburn. Harry Coleburn is a veterinarian who was deployed overseas to care for the soldier’s horses. As he makes his way to England he comes into contact with a little bear he names Winnie. The story unfolds as the mom tells of Coleburn’s adventures with this little bear. As part two commences, the reader learns (at the same time as the little boy) the origin of the beloved orange bear. 3. Critical Analysis The reader is instantly made to fall in love with the adorable...