Paddington at Large

“Even Paddington can’t come to much harm in half an hour,” said Mrs Brown optimistically.

But who else other than Paddington could hang Mr Curry’s lawnmower from a treetop or set Father Christmas’ beard on fire?

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.