Paddington Here and Now

Paperback

The hilarious adventures of everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star!

'I'm not a foreigner,' exclaimed Paddington hotly. 'I'm from Darkest Peru.'

Paddington has always felt at home with the Brown family. Then one day, a mysterious visitor arrives at number thirty-two Windsor Gardens. Is it time for Paddington to decide where ‘home’ really is?

For more than sixty years, Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.

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Imprint

HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks

ISBN

978-0-00-726941-9

Publication Date

26-05-2022

Format

Paperback

Pages

176 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

The hilarious adventures of everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star!

'I'm not a foreigner,' exclaimed Paddington hotly. 'I'm from Darkest Peru.'

Paddington has always felt at home with the Brown family. Then one day, a mysterious visitor arrives at number thirty-two Windsor Gardens. Is it time for Paddington to decide where ‘home’ really is?

For more than sixty years, Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.

Author

Michael Bond, Illustrated by R. W. Alley, Cover design by Peggy Fortnum

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.

Imprint

HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks

ISBN

978-0-00-726941-9

Publication Date

26-05-2022

Format

Paperback

Pages

176 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

The hilarious adventures of everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star!

'I'm not a foreigner,' exclaimed Paddington hotly. 'I'm from Darkest Peru.'

Paddington has always felt at home with the Brown family. Then one day, a mysterious visitor arrives at number thirty-two Windsor Gardens. Is it time for Paddington to decide where ‘home’ really is?

For more than sixty years, Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.

Author

Michael Bond, Illustrated by R. W. Alley, Cover design by Peggy Fortnum

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.