Paddington’s Big Suitcase - Softcover

Bond, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 000815452X ISBN 13: 9780008154523

Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks, 2015

Synopsis

Enjoy six hilarious picture books, all about Paddington - the nation's favourite bear, now a major movie star - in this special gift edition suitcase with carry-along handle. Paddington Bear is a distinguished small bear of earnest good intentions who gets drawn into mishap and adventure at every turn. Thankfully his great sense of logic and determination manage to get him out of most scrapes, albeit in perhaps some rather unconventional ways., Find out what happens when Paddington gets all the wrong kind of attention at the zoo, how he finds his way out of a maze, and how he `helps out' around the house...with messy results! The Paddington books contained in the suitcase are:Paddington and the Marmalade MazePaddington and the Tutti Frutti RainbowPaddington at the PalacePaddington at the ZooPaddington Minds the HousePaddington the Artist

About this title

Review:

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

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 000815452X
• ISBN 13: 9780008154523
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Alley R. W.