![]() As the story progresses, Winnie, the bear, captivates readers’ hearts just as Winnie does with the soldiers and all those who interact with her. Likewise, people’s reactions in the story toward the friendly and loveable bear are believable and expected. In regards to the character Winnie, her behaviors and actions in the story are consistent with those experienced by other bears such as, the eating, climbing, and sleeping. Milne, later uses his son’s playtime adventures with his stuffed bear to create the Winnie-the-Pooh stories.įrom the first page, readers are instantly intrigued with the story that is about to be told regarding a bear. While housed in the London Zoo, a young boy named Christopher Robin Milne visits and plays with Winnie and later names his stuffed teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh. But when wartime approaches, Harry takes Winnie to the London Zoo. ![]() ![]() He takes Winnie along with him during World War I. The family story begins in 1914 when Harry Colebourn purchases a baby bear and names her Winnie, in honor of his hometown Winnipeg. This book recounts the true story that inspired the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2015. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear. ![]()
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