Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over sixty years. Here you can listen to seven hilarious Paddington stories, read by Stephen Fry and Jim Broadbent.Paddington is now a major movie star!Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over sixty years. Here you can listen to seven hilarious Paddington stories, read by Stephen Fry and Jim Broadbent.Paddington is now a major movie star!Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been quite the same… for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around.This fun-filled collection brings together seven laugh-out-loud stories:Paddington at St Paul’s (Text copyright © Michael Bond 2018)Paddington at the Carnival (Text copyright © Michael Bond 1997)Paddington at the Circus (Text copyright © Michael Bond 2000)Paddington the Artist (Text copyright © Michael Bond 1985)Paddington at the Hospital (Text copyright © Michael Bond and Karen Jankel 2001)Paddington at the Tower (Text copyright © Michael Bond 1975, 2011)Paddington's Christmas Surprise(Text copyright © Michael Bond 1997, 2008)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 BooksellerMichael 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.• Paddington celebrated his 60th birthday in 2018!• 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 40 million units sold worldwide!• HarperCollins published a special £1.00 World Book Day edition in February 2018• 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. He died in 2017, leaving behind one of the greatest literary legacies of our time.• A celebration of the life of Michael Bond was held at St Paul's Cathedral on 14th November 2017.• Paddington is the star of two blockbuster movies from Studio Canal.• Michael wrote a piece which was read out by David Attenborough at the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations in St Paul’s Cathedral, June 2016, televised by the BBC.• Paddington was voted the UK’s best animated character of all time at the British Animation Awards 2012Competition: A Bear Called Paddington;Peppa;Winnie the Pooh;Peter Rabbit;Gruffalo. by;Michael Bond;R. W. Alley;Peggy Fortnum;Roald Dahl;Julia Donaldson;A. A. Milne;E. H. Shepherd;Beatrix Potter
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