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A brand-new title from Michael Bond chronicling new and exciting adventures of Paddington Bear!
Somehow Paddington always finds himself in extraordinary situations, so it is no surprise when he appears in a popular TV cooking show, finds himself on a stage giving one of his hard stares to a hypnotist, and performing some precarious tricks at Mr. Gruber’s birthday party.
For nearly sixty years, Paddington has enchanted readers around the world with his numerous misadventures and earnest good intentions. From master storyteller Michael Bond, and with interior illustrations by R. W. Alley, this new Paddington adventure will charm and delight readers of all ages.
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“Michael Bond’s accident-prone bear…has become one of the most enduring of children’s characters.”
— Bookseller, praise for the series
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“I’ve always had great respect for Paddington…He is a British institution.”
— Stephen Fry, actor
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About Michael Bond
Michael Bond (1926–2017) is the author of all the books about Paddington Bear. His first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was published in 1958. In 1997, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to children’s literature. In 2007, he was made an honorary doctor of letters by Reading University. Michael continued to write every day of his life until he died at his home in London on 27th June 2017. He was honored with a Memorial Service in St. Paul’s Cathedral and is laid to rest, very appropriately, in Paddington Old Cemetery.
About Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter, and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he cowrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He hosted over 180 episodes of QI and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. In addition to his Greek Myths series, he is the bestselling author of The Ode Less Travelled, Fry’s Ties, four novels (Revenge, Making History, The Hippopotamus, and The Liar), and three volumes of autobiography (Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles, and More Fool Me).