Paddington on Top

Written by Michael Bond

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville

The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with a brand new cover design.

Up until now, Paddington has managed to avoid school. But the Inspector himself catches up with him and packs him off. After one day, even the teacher wonders whether there is anything he can teach a certain bear from Darkest Peru.

And when it comes to dancing the rumba as always, Paddington takes the cake!

Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world for more than fifty years.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jul 14, 2016
• ISBN: 9780008169411

Michael Bond

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. Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great literary legacies of our time.

Reviews for Paddington on Top

[obsessedwithbooks · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is probably one of my favourite Paddington books as the humour is fantastic. Paddington really shocks in this book with some of the things he comes out with, the one-liners, and you start laughing your head off. It's hard to imagine that these books were written for children because I, as a 33 year old, am loving them, and I would imagine a lot of other adults would get a lot of kicks out of them too.The best ones are when he goes to school (getting the upper hand of the teacher) and when he goes to court (inadvertently taking the place of the court's star witness!). We also finally get to meet Aunt Lucy from Peru.If you love Paddington, you HAVE to get this book. I guarantee you'll love it - and you'll split your sides laughing.