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    Paddington Here and Now

    By Michael Bond

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 4, 2008
    ISBN9780007281916
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    Michael Bond

    Michael Bond began chronicling Paddington’s adventures in his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, published in 1958. Fortunately, bears don’t need much encouragement, and Paddington has since filled the pages of twelve further novels, a variety of picture books, and many other projects written for the young at heart.

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    • 4/5
      Well, Paddington made a bit more conscious use of his Paddingtonisms (such as painting Mr. Curry's gate with the special antiburglar paint instead of painting his 8 drainpipes when Mr. Curry tried to bully Paddington into doing it for him)... but it was charming to see that Paddington finally had some contact with more of his family. A fitting finish to a beloved series.
    • 5/5
      I've waited ages for this new Paddington book to come out in paperback and now that I have finally got it and read it, I have not been disappointed. The humour is classic and Paddington once again comes out on top in every situation. He really is a British institution.I noticed with this book that there was many more illustrations than normal and they were much more nicely done than the other books. This made the book and the stories much more special. Top marks to Peggy Fortnum for her excellent artwork and for capturing Paddington in his best poses!I highly recommend this book. If you like Paddington, you will love these highly humorous stories. The one where his shopping trolley was stolen and he tries to make the police think it was a car that was stolen is just priceless. I was on the floor.