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Just when you thought you knew everything about
A. A. Milne's classic character!!
From M.A. Appleby comes the
"The true story of the world's most famous bear, Winnie"
"Winnie the Bear"
Meet the Author
Mary Anne Appleby
Join us Friday evening April 27th at 7pm
(during the meet & greet at Inn at Christmas Place)
for an exciting presentation & book signing by Canadian author
Mary Anne Appleby
We are very excited to host the US Premier of her book,
as well as rare, archival film footage of the real Winnie.
Winnie the Bear books are available for pre order now.
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 Steiff Winnipeg
EAN 036637
9"
Steiff's version of "Winnipeg" brings this beloved cub to life.
This handsome bear is made of finest black mohair.
He is 5-way jointed with glass eyes and gold plated button in ear.
World Wide limited edition of 1500 pieces |
"The true story of the world's most famous bear, Winnie!"
"An act of kindness-the adoption of a small bear cub-by a man predisposed to such acts was a catalyst for many remarkable stories. Winnie provided a welcome distraction as a mascot for the Canadian troops. Her personality caught the attention of the British people during a time of conflict and great uncertainty, and her calm temperament led a young boy to her. Winnie's unique characteristics and benevolent manner triggered the imagination of that boy and his father, and helped launch one of the most loved characters in fiction." - excerpt from Winnie the Bear
A true story, Winnie the Bear is the biography of a Canadian black bear named after the city of Winnipeg and adopted by Lieutenant Harry Colebourn, a kind veterinarian, who was en route overseas at the beginning of World War One. Colebourn nurtured the young cub at training camps in Valcartier, Quebec and on the Salisbury Plains.
Appleby takes us through Winnie and Harry's journey and through the story of her research, all the more fascinating for her family's connection to Harry Colebourn. Appleby's insights into the remarkable chain of events in Winnie the Bear's life reveal the bear's truly inspirational role in the creation of A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books.
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Winnie The Bear
by M.A. Appleby
About the Author
M. A. Appleby grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba and her summers were spent at a family cottage on an island on Lake of the Woods in Ontario, which is, by Canadian standards, not that far from Winnie the Bear's birthplace.
She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Winnipeg in 1980. Then in 1983 she moved to Detroit, where she completed a Master of Arts degree in clinical psychology and lived in Ann Arbor until she returned to Canada in 1989. M. A. has spent 27 years working in the field of clinical psychology.
When her father, a lifelong friend of Harry's son, the late Fred Colebourn, told her Harry Colebourn and Winnie's story she knew she would write this book. She and her family currently reside in the old Wolseley neighbourhood in the heart of Winnipeg. Winnie the Bear is her first book.
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Winnipeg artist P. R. Hayes created beautiful watercolour illustrations and pencil sketches, based on historic photographs, which accurately depict Harry Colebourn and Winnie the Bear, as well as the Milnes and E. H. Shepard
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Reserve your copy of
"Winnie the Bear"
and
Steiff Winnipeg
from Bearly A Memory now for a special price
of $199.00
Book sold separately $34.95
Winnipeg sold separately $175.00
Author signed copies of "Winnie the Bear" and other Winnie the Bear merchandise will be available
from Bearly A Memory if you are unable to attend
the event in April.
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