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Paddington and the Christmas Surprise

Written by: Michael Bond
Illustrated by: R. W. Alley

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Paddington and the Christmas Surprise by Michael Bond
New edition of this funny festive picture book about Paddington, the best-loved bear from darkest Peru. Paddington Bear knows just what he wants for Christmas and is anxious to make sure Santa Claus knows too. A trip to Santa's grotto at the department store is his perfect chance to make his wishes known -- but not everything goes quite according to plan!

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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 bear!has become one of the most enduring of children's characters.'
The Bookseller

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About The Author

Author of over one hundred books, many of them for children, Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, in 1926, but he grew up in Reading. On leaving school at the age of fourteen, he spent a year in a lawyers’ office before joining the BBC as an engineer. During the war he served with both the RAF and the army, and it was in 1947, while stationed in Cairo, that he wrote his first short story. Its acceptance by London Opinion sowed the seeds of a future career, but before becoming a full-time writer he was to spend many happy and fruitful years as a BBC television cameraman.

One snowy Christmas Eve he was taking refuge in Selfridges when he came across a small toy bear, literally left on the shelf. Bought as a ‘stocking filler’ for his first wife, Brenda, it was to act as the inspiration for ‘A Bear Called Paddington’, first published in 1958.

In 1997 Michael Bond was awarded the OBE for his services to children’s literature.

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