Paddington, A Classic Collection
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Paddington, A Classic Collection by Michael Bond
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… Things just seem to happed to Paddington. Ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a certain bear is around. Published to celebrate Paddington’s 40th Anniversay, Paddington: A Classic Collection includes the very first Paddington story together with a special selection of seven further tales. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum’s original drawings, beautifully reproduced in colour for the very first time, this delightful gift collection introduces Paddington, the Browns and their increasingly chaotic life at number thirty-two Windsor Gardens.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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780001982970 |
| ISBN 10 | 0001982974 |
| Title | Paddington, A Classic Collection |
| Author | Michael Bond |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1998-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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