Paddington

A Treasury for the Very Young

Michael Bond, R. W. Alley

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HARPER360
10 September 2021

Children's & Educational; Picture books: character books; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Animal stories (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA)

Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over sixty years. To celebrate his enduring popularity, seven best-loved classic picture books are brought together in this lavish volume, truly to be treasured!

Paddington is now a major movie star!

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 around.

This sumptuous treasury brings together seven of the most popular stories:

Paddington Paddington at the Zoo Paddington at the Palace Paddington in the Garden Paddington and the Marmalade Maze Paddington the Artist Paddington at the Tower

By: Michael Bond
Illustrated by: R. W. Alley
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 286mm, Width: 226mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 1.210kg
ISBN: 9780008395742
ISBN 10: 0008395748
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 10 September 2021
Recommended Age: From 3 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Paddington: A Treasury for the Very Young

'A perfect gift for the young, or young at heart' The Independent on Sunday 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