A hilarious story about Paddington, the much-loved bear from Peru â now a major movie star!
Itâs Springtime again and Mr Gruber is taking Paddington down to the canal to join in the the fun at the Spring Carnival. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that heâs very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it seems that heâs not the only one with his eye on the prizeâŠ
Reviews
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 bearâŠhas become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' The Bookseller
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 childrenâs 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.
A hilarious story about Paddington, the much-loved bear from Peru â now a major movie star!
Itâs Springtime again and Mr Gruber is taking Paddington down to the canal to join in the the fun at the Spring Carnival. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that heâs very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it seems that heâs not the only one with his eye on the prizeâŠ
Reviews
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 bearâŠhas become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' The Bookseller
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 childrenâs 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.