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A Bear Called Paddington - Paddington
A Bear Called Paddington - Paddington
hardback
Published:
12 October, 2023
Description
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.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780008589035 |
| ISBN10 | 0008589038 |
| Number Of Pages | 144 |
| Item Weight | 500 g |
| Product Dimensions | 157 x 209 x 19 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | Anniversary edition |
Media Reviews
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 bear…has become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' Bookseller
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Author's 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.