The hilarious adventures of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star!
The hilarious adventures of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star!
Paddington's fondness for marmalade earns him an invitation to an important ceremony. It also leads him into a lot of very sticky trouble, but as always he managed to come out on top.
For more than sixty years, Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.
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
Praise for Paddington's Finest Hour:
...a delight throughout... Financial Times
Praise for Love From Paddington:
...a jolly ride through the best of the Paddington tales The Times
...a delightful collection... Sunday Express
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.