# Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-The-Pooh - Hardcover

by **Sally M. Walker** (Author), **Jonathan D. Voss** (Illustrator)

Who could care for a bear?

When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear for sale at the train station, he knew he could care for it. Harry was a veterinarian. But he was also a soldier in training for World War I.

Harry named the bear Winnie, short for Winnipeg, his company's home town, and he brought her along to the training camp in England. Winnie followed Harry everywhere and slept under his cot every night. Before long, she became the regiment's much-loved mascot.

But who could care for the bear when Harry had to go to the battleground in France? Harry found just the right place for Winnie while he was away -- the London Zoo. There a little boy named Christopher Robin came along and played with Winnie -- he could care for this bear too

Sally Walker's heartwarming story, paired with Jonathan Voss's evocative illustrations, brings to life the story of the real bear who inspired Winnie the Pooh.

### Author Biography

**Sally M. Walker** is the author of the ALA Notable _Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917_. She is also the author of _Written in Bone_, _Fossil Fish Found Alive_, and _Secrets of a Civil War Submarine_, which was awarded a Sibert Medal. She lives in Illinois.

**Jonathan D. Voss** was a portrait artist and graphic designer before becoming a children's book illustrator. He lives in North Carolina with his family. Winnie is his first book.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 10.1 x 8.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 20, 2015

**Award:** Buckaroo Book Award (2016)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-The-Pooh

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.4

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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