by Michael Bond (Author), R. W. Alley (Illustrator)
A gorgeous little hardback edition of the classic story of the bear from Peru. Paddington Bear first met the Brown family at a railway station - Paddington station, in fact. He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with only a jar of marmalade, a suitcase and a label reading 'Please look after this bear'. Without further ado, Mr and Mrs Brown promptly welcomed the adventurous bear into their family, and in honour of their meeting place they named him Paddington. The Browns soon discover that Paddington is a most unusual bear. Ordinary things - like having a bath - become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around. Now this classic story is available as a charming miniature picture book edition.
Format: Picture Book
Pages: 32
Edition: Mini edition
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Published: 01 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 0007277075
ISBN 13: 9780007277070
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.
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