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A Bear Called Paddington Hardcover - 1988
by Bond, Michael
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Details
- Title A Bear Called Paddington
- Author Bond, Michael
- Binding Hardcover
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 126
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Transaction Publishers
- Date July 1988
- Large Print Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # GRP84526837
- ISBN 9781850899389 / 185089938X
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 750
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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About this book
A lonely toy bear on an otherwise empty shop shelf on Christmas Eve in 1956 first captured the attention of Michael Bond. Enamored, the BBC employee brought the stuffed bear home to his wife. They named the bear Paddington after the station near their home in London, and thus inspired, Bond began to write a few cute stories about the bear's adventures starting with A Bear Called Paddington in October 1958. The friendly bear with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffel coat and love of marmalade—has become a classic character from British children's literature and has become popular with American audiences as well. Learn more in our book collecting guide article, "Michael Bond - The Man Behind Paddington Bear."
First line
MR. AND MRS. BROWN first met Paddington on a railway platform.
First Edition Identification
A Bear Called Paddington was first published in London by Collins in 1958 with a blue and white dust jacket. The first US edition was printed by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, in 1960, with a bright yellow dustwrapper with the title in various colors.