Original adventures of the classic bear from Darkest Peru, soon to be a major movie star!
Paddington is in charge of the âEYETINNERYâ and, as Mrs Bird mutters darkly, âThereâs no knowing where we might end up.â But Paddington is planning some very good holiday âdoingsâ indeed for the Browns. And he even becomes the only bear ever to ride in the famous Tour de France bicycle race!
Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for more than fifty years.
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.