Now, Mattick has written a new children's book chronicling the real-life story behind the bear. Mattick ... Milne used the name Winnie-the-Pooh in print. "'Finding Winnie' is a story that I ...

David Pollack / Corbis via Getty Images But I actually learned recently that Smokey isn't a fictional character, and started out as a real bear with a backstory that should get the Hollywood ...