The Classic Adventures of Paddington

An exquisite gift edition, bringing together eleven classic novels about everyone's favourite bear, Paddington - now a major movie star!

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.

Peggy Fortnum was born in 1919 in Harrow, England, the youngest of six children. She graduated from the Central School of Art in London after the war interrupted her studies at Tunbridge Wells Art School, then worked as an art teacher, painter and textile designer before becoming a full-time book illustrator.

Summary

An exquisite gift edition, bringing together eleven classic novels about everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington – now a major movie star!

Product details

• Authors: Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum
• Assisted by: Peggy Fortnum (Illustration), Fortnum Peggy (Illustration)
• Publisher: Haper Collins Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.07.2014
• EAN: 9780007562077
• ISBN: 978-0-00-756207-7
• Dimensions: 224 mm x 293 mm x 39 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, Picture books: character books