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Sally M. Walker on Winnie

by Shoshana Flax
Apr 15, 2015 | Filed in Authors & Illustrators
colburn and winnie photo from Wikipedia


In our March/April 2015 issue, Shoshana Flax chatted to author Sally M. Walker about the spark behind her new nonfiction book, Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie the Pooh. Read the review of Winnie here.

Shoshana Flax: What inspired your Winnie-the-Pooh research?

Sally M. Walker: I enjoyed reading Winnie-the-Pooh as a child. As an adult, I was inspired by the prospect of a research adventure that promised a great story. Researching Harry and Winnie’s story combined three of my “loves”: history, animals, and nonfiction. Reading Harry’s wartime diary and visiting Winnie’s home at the London Zoo were two very different, yet equally awesome, journeys.

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Shoshana Flax

Shoshana Flax, associate editor of The Horn Book, Inc., is a former bookseller and holds an MFA in writing for children from Simmons University. She has served on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and Sydney Taylor Book Award committees, and is serving on the 2025 Walter Dean Myers Award committee.

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