Paddington at the Palace

Paddington at the Palace

by Michael Bond (Author), R. W. Alley (Illustrator)

Synopsis

New cover reissue of this funny picture book about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from darkest Peru. When Mr Gruber takes Paddington to Buckingham Palace to watch the Changing of the Guard, there are so many people in the way he can't see a thing. Luckily, a mysterious someone 'on high' appears to like small bears...

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More Information

Format: Picture Book
Pages: 24
Edition: New e.
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Published: 01 Jan 2015

ISBN 10: 0007104405
ISBN 13: 9780007104406
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years

Media Reviews

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

Author Bio

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 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children's literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great literary legacies of our time.