Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading.

Despite Paddington and his duffle coat being quite so iconic, he has gone through quite considerable change.This wonderful book is nothing less than absolutely delightful and I believe that everybody could afford to Be More Paddington. Je suis contente d'avoir enfin découvert un morceau l'œuvre originale i Plus les illustrations sont très sympa. From winning the hearts of the Brown family, to sharing elevenses with Mr Gruber and lending a paw around the neighbourhood, Paddington always tries to do his very best for others…even if there are a few well-intentioned mishaps along the way! We bought it for a couple of friends for Christmas and I had a flick through to check the content was good enough!

Paddington was brought up to show good manners and he will not engage with those who fail to treat him with the same - he knows how to employ a good Hard Stare. I have read this by myself and also with my two year old; it is a gift to the both of us and one to be treasured always. But while it would be easy for Paddington to have become hopelessly dated, instead he seems to represent us at our best. Featuring the wonderful words of Michael Bond and beautifully illustrated by Peggy Fortnum, every page contains an uplifting message or lesson that everybody could do well to learn from.

He takes delight in the small things, he is always grateful, he gives everything his best shot, he is unfailingly polite. Michael Bond never thought of writing for children but, after producing a number of short stories and radio plays, his agent suggested that he adapt a television play for children.

The one aspect that I wish that the book had captured was the way that Paddington also stands up for himself. I must admit that Paddington Brown really does hold a special place in my heart so this book could not be more perfect. Now you can learn life lessons from the much-loved bear from Darkest Peru, in this uplifting collection of quotations from the enduringly popular books by Michael Bond, with beautiful illustrations by the original Paddington illustrator, Peggy Fortnum. He was the creator of Paddington Bear and wrote about the adventures of a guinea pig named Olga da Polga, as well as the animated BBC TV series The Herbs. Explore Paddington's unique and universal take on life in this very special collection of warm words about friendship, family, love, laughter .In 1997 Michael Bond was awarded an OBE for services to children’s literature and this was followed by a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2015. Now you can learn how to be more like the much-loved bear from Darkest Peru in this uplifting collection of inspiring – often hilarious – quotes from the enduringly popular books by Michael Bond, with beautiful illustrations by the original Paddington illustrator, Peggy Fortnum. Both pictures and words could be used as starting points for chatting with young children about the importance of being kind, just like Paddington. This will be what I turn to when in need of cheering up, or in need of comfort, and who else to provide this but Paddington himself?

I recognised images that clearly accompanied stories from my son's own collection - I do understand why publishers felt the need to modernise. Explore Paddington’s unique and universal take on life in this very special collection of warm words about friendship, family, love, laughter … and everything in between. This book is a sweet compilation of gentle thoughts and words to live by from the books, reminding us to be innocently wise and kind and well-intentioned just like Paddington Brown, even though the results may be mixed. A collection of Paddington’s thoughts, other people’s comments about him, and general words of wisdom from our favourite Peruvian bear. You can even imagine him getting in a muddle with the hand sanitiser and the face masks of the pandemic.This is an extremely minor point though and I can understand why this aspect of his character would be trickier to include in a book that is just a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. This lovely hardback book all about the adorable paddington bear is wonderful, the pictures some in colour some just sketches and little phrases and sayings from the sweet bear himself little words of wisdom, I highly recommend this book for all paddington fans! Because of that, Michael Bond's description of Paddington as a 'built-in resident guru' is a very apt one. Peggy Fortnum's wonderful illsutrations are accompanied by lines from various Paddington books by Michael Bond.