by Michael Bond (Author), R. W. Alley (Illustrator)
Count with Paddington Bear in this irresistible new picture book, published especially for World Book Day.
When Paddington Bear goes to the beach, nothing goes quite according to plan ... especially when, one by one, he is joined by ten hungry seagulls. Will Paddington's lunchtime snack be safe?
Paddington rules the waves in this funny counting book!
Format: Paperback
Edition: World Book Day edition
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Published: 03 Mar 2008
ISBN 10: 0007267657
ISBN 13: 9780007267651
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
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 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.