The original story of Paddington, the classic bear from Darkest Peru - now a major movie star! Unabridged and featuring colour illustrations from the original Paddington illustrator, Peggy Fortnum, this beautiful large-sized edition of a much-loved classic will enchant established Paddington fans and a new generation of readers alike. "A bear on Paddington Station?" said Mrs Brown in amazement. "Don't be silly - there can't be." Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been quite the same. for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved. * Full colour edition of the original novel available in paperback for the first time! * In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children's literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. * Paddington's profile sky-rocketed when the Paddington movie hit cinemas on November 28 (Studio canal and producer David Heyman).
* The film starred Nicole Kidman, Julie Waters, Peter Capaldi and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington and hit Number 1 in the UK Box Office, and was also nominated for two BAFTAs. * Paddington is a classic bear, instantly recognisable to parents and loved by adults and children alike, all over the world. An international success, published in over 30 languages * Paddington was voted the UK's best animated character of all time at the British Animation Awards 2012! * Hugh Bonneville, the voice of Mr Brown in the Paddington movie, will read Paddington audio fiction * All books featured on the official Paddington website paddingtonbear.com Competition: More About;Races Ahead;Paddington's;Charlie;Chocolate Factory;Olga da Polga;Winnie;Pooh;Peter Rabbit;The Animals of Farthing Wood;Charlotte's Web. by;Roald Dahl;Beatrix Potter;A. A. Milne;Dick King-Smith; Enid Blyton;Julia Donaldson;Axel Scheffler;Judith Kerr;Shirley Hughes; E. B.
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