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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.
<p>Praise for the Paddington series:</p>
<p>‘I’ve always had great respect for Paddington…He is a British institution.’ Stephen Fry</p>
<p>‘Paddington has joined Pooh as one of the great bears of English children’s literature.’ The Teacher</p>
<p>‘Michael Bond’s accident-prone bear…has become one of the most enduring of children’s characters.’ The Bookseller</p>
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
The perfect gift for fans of Paddington Bear!
• Paddington celebrates his 65th birthday in 2023!
• A celebration of the life of Michael Bond was held at St Paul's Cathedral on 14th November 2017
• Paddington is a classic bear, instantly recognisable to parents and loved by adults and children, alike, all over the world. An international success, published in over 30 languages, with more than 45 million units sold worldwide!
• Paddington became a major movie star in 2014, and the highly anticipated sequel, starring Hugh Grant, released in the UK in 2017! Movie 3 is in production.
• Michael Bond celebrated his 90th birthday in 2016, and was awarded a CBE for his services to children’s literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997.
• Paddington was voted the UK’s best animated character of all time at the British Animation Awards 2012
Competition: Winnie the Pooh;Winnie-the-Pooh;Peter Rabbit;Charlie and the Chocolate Factory;Peppa;Peppa Pig;Moomins;Pippi Longstocking. by Michael Bond;R. W. Alley;Peggy Fortnum;Roald Dahl;A. A. Milne;Beatrix Potter;Tove Janssen;Astrid Lindgren
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
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.