
They don't raise bears."ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. The text reads: "That bear lost his mother," he thought, "and that man must be the trapper who got her." And when Cole (the young boy being told the story) asks what trappers do, his mom replies, "It's what trappers don't do. Finding Winnie is Lindsay’s latest adventure and proof that dreams come true.The violence in WWI is implied but never shown, since Winnie's delivered to the London Zoo when "the time had come to fight." There's also violence implied when Harry first meets Winnie. Today, she is likely still found with sand between her toes on the beaches of Toronto, her son Cole in tow, in his own Radio Flyer. After working in public relations for over a decade crafting other peoples stories, Lindsay is very excited to share one of her own. She has shared her family’s story as a radio documentary, spearheaded an original exhibition, and participated in Canada’s National Arts Council UK tour to commemorate WWI. As the great-granddaughter of Captain Harry Colebourn, Lindsay grew up thinking of Winnie as her own ‘great-grandbear’.

Born in Winnipeg, Lindsay spent her summer days collecting lucky stones on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, finding adventures in her red wagon. Today, she is likel Lindsay Mattick is the author of Finding Winnie, a new picture book which explores her family’s unique connection to the world’s most famous bear, Winnie-the-Pooh.


Lindsay Mattick is the author of Finding Winnie, a new picture book which explores her family’s unique connection to the world’s most famous bear, Winnie-the-Pooh.
