How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-The-Pooh

Annette Bay Pimentel

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How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-The-Pooh

How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-The-Pooh

Annette Bay Pimentel

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*FOUR STARRED REVIEWS*

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh with this gorgeous picture book about the creation of the World's Most Famous Bear!

In 1926, the very first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published. One hundred years later, generations of kids have grown up in the Hundred Acre Wood.

How a Bear Became a Book tells the story of how writer, illustrator, and editor came together to craft Pooh's first adventure. But deeper than that, this book introduces our youngest readers to how stories begin and where they can go. As Pooh's voice enters the text, he slowly comes to life in the art.

Textually delightful and visually stunning, this is a picture book about the making of picture books, but it is also a masterful exploration of ideas, storytelling, collaboration, art, and most importantly, honey.

About the Author

Annette Bay Pimentel writes award-winning nonfiction books for kids about the people and ideas that have shaped our world. When she's not digging into archives or pounding away at her treadmill desk, she quilts, gardens, and helps administer her public library as an elected Library Trustee. She is the author of the Schneider Family Honor Book, All the Way to the Top, and Pura's Cuentos, among others. She lives in Moscow, Idaho.
annettebaypimentel.com

Faith Pray is the author-illustrator of The Day We Got Lost, Perfectly Imperfect Mira, Starkeeper, among others. She comes from a family of talented children's book creators, but her extraordinary talents for capturing light and shadow and conveying emotion and story through line work, are all her own. Faith lives with her husband and children plus two cats in the Pacific Northwest.
faithpraybooks.com

Critical Reviews

"A thoughtful, beautifully crafted title that honors a literary classic on the eve of its centennial and introduces "The Best Bear in All the World" to a new generation." --School Library Journal, Starred Review

"A stunning tribute to a classic that also offers insight into the bookmaking process." --Kirkus, Starred Review

"Bay Pimentel and Pray highlight the importance of teamwork, pulling back the curtain on the creators who produced the Winnie-the-Pooh books." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Marking one hundred years since the publication of A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), this thoughtful, well-designed informational picture book pays tribute not only to that book's creation but also to the process of book creation in general." --Horn Book, Starred Review

"Appealing and thorough, a charming companion to the original Pooh stories and an enlightening introduction to how children's books can evolve." --Booklist

Publishing Information

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Pub date: 2026-03-31
Length: 48 pages

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