
How a Bear Became a Book
The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh
Annette Bay Pimentel(Author)
Henry Holt & Company Inc (Publisher)
Published on 20. April 2026
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-250-35844-8 (ISBN)
Description
In 1926, the very first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published. One hundred years later, generations of kids have grown up with the world's most famous bear. It is also safe to say we are all familiar with Pooh's iconic voice, slow and sweet as honey and full of adorable Pooh-isms.
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 story about ideas, storytelling, collaboration, art, and most importantly, honey.
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 story about ideas, storytelling, collaboration, art, and most importantly, honey.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 years
Illustrations
full-color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 288 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
451 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-35844-8 (9781250358448)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Annette Bay Pimentel is the author of several nonfiction picture books, including the Schneider Family Book Award honor book All the Way to the Top, Pura's Cuentos, and Before Music. 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
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