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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
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Start date
May 3, 2018
Finish date
May 3, 2018

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Bridget
Mar 23, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
It is my privilege to volunteer a few times a month at my niece's school library. For the past few years, the two of us have picked out a few books that we buy for the library. The Librarian requested this picture book, and I'm glad she did, because I read it before I brought it in! I feared that the story might be dull, based on the description, but it's really charming, with photographs of the real Winnie, Christopher Robin and the man who raised Winnie at the end. Best of all, I've been told ...more
Jason
Nov 23, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
It astounds me that there was a time when a soldier could bring a bear to live in his barracks. That's aside from this being a very, very lovely story about the origin of Winnie the Pooh. Also, why did they let Christopher Robin into the cage without his dad? It's clear that Winnie stayed domesticated after he got to the zoo, but still, I'd be in there with *my* kid... ...more
Joanne
Dec 26, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Bob
Jan 29, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Stephanie
Sep 23, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: kids-books, read-kids
Sarah Bowers
May 03, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
April Newman
Apr 26, 2021 marked it as biographies-for-kids  ·  review of another edition