No. of pages 448
Published: 2013
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Bringing together three favourite novels about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from Darkest Peru.
Book 1 - A Bear Called Paddington:
Paddington Bear travels all the way from Darkest Peru and meets the Brown family on Paddington station for the first time. Since then the Browns' lives have never been quite the same... for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around.
Book 2 - More About Paddington:
Whether he is attempting home decorating, detective work or photography, Paddington always causes his own special brand of chaos!
Book 3 - Paddington Helps Out
Somehow, trouble comes naturally to Paddington. What other bear could catch a fish in his hat, or cause havoc in the Browns' kitchen just trying to be helpful?
Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over fifty years.
This book is part of a book series called Paddington .
This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.
There are 448 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Michael Bond has published many books including the phenomenally-successful Paddington Bear books and in 1997 received the OBE for his services to children's literature. 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.
This book is in the following series:
Paddington
Emigre Paddington Bear is found at Paddington Station and then adopted by the Brown family, bringing all manner of trouble and strife along the way in this lovely series.