Paddington’s London Story Treasury

ISBN-13: 9780007423705 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 96 str.

Michael Bond

Opis

Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over 50 years. Now four of the best-loved classic books are brought together in one volume.

Recenzje

'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

O autorze

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.

R. W. Alley has illustrated many children's books. he lives in Rhode Island, USA, with is wife and two children.