Paddington at the Carnival

Paperback

A hilarious story about Paddington, the much-loved bear from Peru – now a major movie star!

Paddington has never been to a carnival before, so Mr Gruber takes him down to the canal to join in the fun. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that he’s very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it seems that he’s not the only one with his eye on the prize…

Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children around the world for more than sixty-five years.

RRP: £6.99

Imprint

HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks

ISBN

978-0-00-730288-8

Publication Date

31-07-2025

Format

Paperback

Pages

32 pages

Dimensions

259x265mm

Product Description

A hilarious story about Paddington, the much-loved bear from Peru – now a major movie star!

Paddington has never been to a carnival before, so Mr Gruber takes him down to the canal to join in the fun. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that he’s very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it seems that he’s not the only one with his eye on the prize…

Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children around the world for more than sixty-five years.

Author

Michael Bond, Illustrated by R. W. Alley

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

978-0-00-730288-8

Publication Date

31-07-2025

Format

Paperback

Pages

32 pages

Dimensions

259x265mm

Product Description

A hilarious story about Paddington, the much-loved bear from Peru – now a major movie star!

Paddington has never been to a carnival before, so Mr Gruber takes him down to the canal to join in the fun. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that he’s very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it seems that he’s not the only one with his eye on the prize…

Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children around the world for more than sixty-five years.

Author

Michael Bond, Illustrated by R. W. Alley

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.