Lindsay Mattick
Lindsay Mattick, the great-granddaughter of Captain Harry Colebourn, grew up thinking of Winnie-the-Pooh as her own great-grandbear. She has shared Winnie’s story as a radio documentary, spearheaded an original exhibition, and traveled to the UK to commemorate Harry and Winnie’s experience in World War I. She works at Narrative Public Relations, and lives with her family in Toronto, Canada.
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Winnie's Great War
Everyone has heard of Winnie-the-Pooh, but not everyone knows about the real Canadian bear who lent him her name. This is a wonderful tale of…
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Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie . . . Here begins the moving true story of a real bear adopted…