- Michael Bond, Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum
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The Classic Adventures of Paddington: Slipcase edition

By Michael Bond, Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum
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An exquisite gift edition, bringing together eleven classic novels about everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington – now a major movie star!

Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been quite the same… for things just seem to happen to Paddington. Wherever there is excitement to be found, a flooded bathroom, menacing dumplings, or a bear overboard, Paddington is never far from the scene…

This very special treasury contains:
A Bear Called Paddington
More About Paddington
Paddington Helps Out
Paddington Abroad
Paddington at Large
Paddington Marches On
Paddington at Work
Paddington Goes to Town
Paddington Takes the Air
Paddington on Top
Paddington Takes the Test

Author: Michael Bond
Format: Hardback
Ageband: from 7
Release Date: 09 Nov 2023
Pages: 448
ISBN: 978-0-00-756207-7
Price: £40.00 (Export Price) , £40.00, €None
Detailed Edition: Slipcase edition
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.

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