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The Classic Adventures of Paddington

Michael Bond author Peggy Fortnum illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:3rd Jul '14

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The perfect gift for fans of Paddington Bear!

An exquisite gift edition, bringing together eleven classic novels about everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington – now a major movie star!

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

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 Bookseller

ISBN: 9780007562077

Dimensions: 286mm x 221mm x 39mm

Weight: 2160g

448 pages

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