Lindsay Mattick
Grades 2 to 4
Author Talk – In School & In Theatre
Author Lindsay Mattick is the great-granddaughter of Harry Colebourn, the Royal Canadian Army soldier and veterinarian whose donation of a bear cub from Ontario named Winnie to the London Zoo inspired A.A. Milne to write Winnie the Pooh. Winnie’s Great Waris a heartwarming imagining of the real journey Winnie made, from the Canadian forest to traveling with the Vet Corp to the London Zoo. Mattick’s first book, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bearwon the 2015 Caldecott Medal and was a New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book of the Year.
Available on these Dates
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Book now to reserve your spot! The cost for a school visit is $500 for a 1 hour presentation; however a limited number of partial and full subsidies are available if your school qualifies. Complete the form below to request a booking. Or contact Rita Sirignano at 403-260-2706 or email us at youth@wordfest.com for more information.
