Her new children's book, " Winnie's Great War," introduces young readers to World War I through the lens of her great-grandfather's pet bear. Author Lindsay Mattick, the great-granddaughter of Harry Colebourn, spoke with Here & Now in 2015 about the picture book she wrote about Winnie, "Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear." That real-life bear became the inspiration for one of the most loveable characters in children's literature, Winnie the Pooh. The bear traveled with him to England, where she became a regiment mascot for the soldiers training for the battlefield. In 1914, Canadian veterinarian Harry Colebourn was making his way from Winnipeg to Quebec to deploy for battle in World War I, when he met an orphaned bear cub at a train station in White River, Ontario.Ĭolebourn purchased the bear for $20, reboarded his train with members of his unit, and named her Winnipeg - after his hometown - or Winnie for short. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) This article is more than 4 years old. "Winnie's Great War," by Lindsay Mattick and Josh Greenhut.
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