Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie.

In 1914, during World War I, Captain Harry Colebourn, a Canadian veterinarian on his way to serve with cavalry units in Europe,…

If you like book Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner) here is the list of books you may also like

Buy this book on Amazon

Similar books (20)

Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)

A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside.

Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, th…
Buy this book on Amazon
Wolf in the Snow (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Winner of the 2018 Caldecott Medal

A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home?

Paintings rich with feeling tell this satisfying story of friendship and tru…
Buy this book on Amazon
A Ball for Daisy

Winner of the 2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal

This New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Best Illustrated Book relates a story about love and loss as only Chris Rashcka can tell it. Any child who …
Buy this book on Amazon
Flora and the Flamingo

In this innovative wordless picture book with interactive flaps, Flora and her graceful flamingo friend explore the trials and joys of friendship through an elaborate synchronized dance. With a twist,…
Buy this book on Amazon
A Sick Day for Amos McGee (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl.

But one day—"Ah-choo!"—he woke up with the sniffles a…
Buy this book on Amazon
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an…
Buy this book on Amazon
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocketed to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon u…
Buy this book on Amazon
The Lion and the Mouse

"Sometimes even the King needs help... and little friends may prove to be great friends."

In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's stunningly rendered wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved …
Buy this book on Amazon
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn’t long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn’t write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words…
Buy this book on Amazon
The House in the Night

Winner of the 2009 Caldecott Medal! A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home in this bedtime book for young children. Naming nighttime things …
Buy this book on Amazon
Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

CJ begins his weekly bus journey around the city with disappointment and dissatisfaction, wondering why he …
Buy this book on Amazon
The Three Pigs

Taking visual narrative to a new level, this picture book from the creator of Tuesday and Flotsam begins a seemingly familiar tale of three pigs preparing to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks.…
Buy this book on Amazon
We Are Water Protectors

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption--a bold and lyrical pi…
Buy this book on Amazon
The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons

Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This picture book biography tells the story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved stationary supplies.

purple mountains’ maje…
Buy this book on Amazon
Locomotive

It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America's brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive with the details of the trip and the sounds…
Buy this book on Amazon
Snowflake Bentley

"Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the most beautiful and varied."
— Wilson Bentley (1865–1931)

Snow in Vermont is as common as dirt. Why would…
Buy this book on Amazon
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes--just like this book! When Joseph's coat got too old and shabby, he made it into a jacket. But what did he make it into after that? And after tha…
Buy this book on Amazon
Bear Came Along

A cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a successful author and illustrator duo!

Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn't k…
Buy this book on Amazon
Watercress

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.

Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot watercres…
Buy this book on Amazon
This Is Not My Hat

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it's a good thing that enormous fish won't wake up. And …
Buy this book on Amazon