Blackall also had an affinity for Winnie-the-Pooh, as the book was the first she ever bought with her own money. In particular, Blackall, and the book's editor, both cited Blackall's decision to immigrate to New York just as Winnie would move from Canada to Europe. Sophie Blackall agreed to illustrate the book, even though she was not planning to accept new book assignments, because she felt that her own story was like that of the bear Winnie. The book's writing and illustrations were well reviewed and it won the 2016 Caldecott Medal. Finding Winnie was thoroughly researched by both Blackall and Mattick. Her great-grandfather, Harry Colebourn bought a bear on his way to fight in World War I, donating the bear to a zoo where it became the inspiration for the character of Winnie-the-Pooh. The non-fiction book is framed as a story Mattick is telling to her son. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear is a 2015 children's book written by Canadian author Lindsay Mattick and illustrated by Sophie Blackall.
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