- Michael Bond, Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum

More About Paddington: Radio Times edition

By Michael Bond, Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum
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“Bears like Paddington are very rare,” says Mrs Bird, “and a good thing too, or it would cost us a small fortune in marmalade.”

Classic adventures of the bear from Darkest Peru.

As Paddington says himself, “Things happen to me – I’m that sort of bear.” With his attempts at home decorating, detective work and photography, the Brown family soon find that Paddington causes his own particular brand of chaos.

Author: Michael Bond
Format: Paperback (A Format)
Ageband: 5 to 8
Release Date: 05 Dec 2014
Pages: 144
ISBN: 978-0-00-794632-7
Detailed Edition: Radio Times edition
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.

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 -