A Bear Called Paddington

Author(s): Michael Bond

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The original story of everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star!


“A bear on Paddington Station?” said Mrs Brown in amazement. “Don’t be silly – there can’t be.”

Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been quite the same… for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved.

For more than sixty years, Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.

PUBLICATION JUNE 2014

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The original story of the bear from Darkest Peru

Praise for the Paddington series: 'I've always had great respect for Paddington... He is a British institution.' Stephen Fry 'Paddington has joined Pooh as one of the great bears of English children's literature.' The Teacher 'Michael Bond's accident-prone bear...has become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' The Bookseller

Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years.In 1997 he was awarded the OBE for his services to children's literature.

General Fields

  • : 9780007174164
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
  • : 0.16
  • : October 2017
  • : 197mm X 130mm X 12mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Michael Bond
  • : Paperback
  • : 1003
  • : Peggy Fortnum
  • : English
  • : [Fic]
  • : 160
  • : YFA
  • : Colour