A Bear Called Paddington and Other Stories
By (Author) Michael Bond
Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
4th December 2024
26th September 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Bears
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Paperback
448
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 33mm
360g
Bringing together the first three classic novels in one bumper paperback volume, this is the perfect introduction to Paddington Bear!
"A bear on Paddington Station said Mrs Brown in amazement. Dont be silly there cant be.
When the Brown family find a bear on Paddington station, their lives are soon changed forever for whether he is settling into his new home, taking an interest in DIY, or going for a picnic on the river extraordinary things just seem to happen to a bear called Paddington!
The first three classic novels A Bear Called Paddington, More About Paddington and Paddington Helps Out are brought together in this wonderfully entertaining classic collection.
Praise for the Paddington series:
'I've always had great respect for Paddington He is a British institution.' Stephen Fry
'Michael Bond's accident-prone bearhas become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' Bookseller
Michael Bond is a national treasure. Telegraph
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. Peggy Fortnum was born in 1919 in Harrow, England, the youngest of six children. She graduated from the Central School of Art in London after the war interrupted her studies at Tunbridge Wells Art School, then worked as an art teacher, painter and textile designer before becoming a full-time book illustrator.