A Bear Called Paddington

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The original story of Paddington, the classic bear from Darkest Peru now a major movie star!Unabridged and featuring colour illustrations from the original Paddington illustrator, Peggy Fortnum, this beautiful large-sized edition of a much-loved classic will enchant established Paddington fans and a new generation of readers alike.

A bear on Paddington Station said Mrs Brown in amazement. Dont be silly there cant 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.

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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.' Teacher

'Michael Bond's accident-prone bearhas become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' Bookseller

Author Bio

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. 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.