How to Be More Paddington

A Book of Kindness

By: Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 20 January 2021

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Hardcover
128 Pages

Age
3+

Dimensions(cm)
1.8 x 22.4 x 17.3

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Welcome to the wise and wonderful world of everyone's favourite bear.

Paddington Bear is a beacon of happiness – well meaning, funny and always kind.

Explore Paddington's unique and universal take on life in this very special collection of warm words about friendship, family, love, laughter … and everything in between.

About the Author

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.

About the Illustrator

Peggy Fortnum was born in 1919 in Harrow, England, the youngest of six children. She graduated from the Central School of Art in London after the war interrupted her studies at Tunbridge Wells Art School, then worked as an art teacher, painter and textile designer before becoming a full-time book illustrator.

Industry Reviews

'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

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