A bear called Paddington

Title:

Author:

Bond, Michael.

ISBN:

9780008589035

Personal Author:

Bond, Michael.

Edition:

[New] edition.

Publication Date:

2023

Physical Description:

142 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm

General Note:

"Paddington Bear 65 years"--Front cover.

Abstract:

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.

Reading Level:

Juvenile.

Personal Subject:

Paddington Bear (Fictitious character)-Juvenile fiction.

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Summary

Celebrate Paddington's 65th Anniversary with this exquisite gift edition of the original classic story, unabridged and illustrated in glorious full-colour throughout. Paddington is now a major movie star.

"A bear? On Paddington station?" Mrs Brown looked at her husband in amazement. "Don't be silly, Henry. 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.

Author Notes

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.