Michael Bond
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Description
Michael Bond, OBE, (born in Newbury, Berkshire) is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books. Bond began writing in 1945 and sold his first short story to the magazine London Opinion. In 1958, after producing a number of plays and short stories and while working as a BBC television cameraman (where he worked filming Blue Peter for a time), his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was published. This was the start of Bond's most famous series of books, telling tales of a bear from "Darkest Peru", whose Aunt Lucy sends him to England, carrying a jar of marmalade. The Brown family found the bear at Paddington Station, and adopted him, naming the bear after the station. By 1967, Bond was able to give up his BBC job to work full-time as a writer. Paddington's adventures have been published in nearly twenty countries, and has inspired pop bands, race horses, plays, hot air balloons and a TV series. Bond stated in December 2007 that he did not plan to continue the adventures of Paddington Bear in further volumes.
Books
More About Paddington CD
The Peruvian bear decorates, turns detective, and helps with Christmas shopping, along with other disasters.
Paddington Abroad (Paddington)
Paddington and the Brown family have a series of misadventures on their vacation in France.
Paddington at the Palace (Paddington Library)
Crowds of people prevent Paddington from seeing the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, but a special honor comes his way instead.
Paddington at the Fair (Paddington Library S.)
The Browns take Paddington to Hampstead Fair where he samples various amusement rides.
Paddington takes the test
Presents further misadventures in England of the bear from Darkest Peru in which he takes a driving test, visits a Stately Home, gets a rise, and takes part in a magic act.
Paddington Bear (Paddington)
Adopting for their own the lost bear they find in Paddington Station, the Browns have some exciting first moments with him.
Paddington at Large (Paddington Bear)
Paddington's latent talent for trouble creates unespected but hilarious adventures. Animal stories.
Paddington's Colours
Paddington introduces the concept of color as he arranges purple drapes, spills blue and yellow paint on his white apron, washes multi-colored clothes, and sinks into a brown easy chair.
The Giant Paddington Story Book (Paddington's Birthday Party / Paddington Does it Himself / Paddington Hits Out / Paddington In the Kitchen / Paddington On the River)
Contains: Paddington's Birthday Party Paddington Does it Himself Paddington Hits Out Paddington In the Kitchen Paddington On the River
The Tales of Olga da Polga
Recounts the adventures of an unusual guinea pig that specializes in tall tales. With a head full of stories and a nose for adventure, Olga da Polga is quite a handful. And, when she moves in to the Sawdust family's garden, life for Noel the cat, Fangio the hedgehog and Graham the tortoise suddenly become much more exciting!
Olga Meets Her Match
The further adventures of Olga as she matches wits with Boris, another guinea pig, who tells stories even taller than her own.