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Bringing together the first three classic novels in one bumper paperback volume, this is the perfect introduction to Paddington Bear! ""A bear on Paddington Station?” said Mrs Brown in amazement. “Don’t be silly – there can’t be.” When the Brown family find a bear on Paddington station, their lives are soon changed forever… for whether he is settling into his new home, taking an interest in DIY, or going for a picnic on the river – extraordinary things just seem to happen to a bear called Paddington! The first three classic novels – A Bear Called Paddington, More About Paddington and Paddington Helps Out are brought together in this wonderfully entertaining classic collection.

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Praise for the Paddington series: 'I've always had great respect for Paddington… He is a British institution.' Stephen Fry 'Michael Bond's accident-prone bear…has become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' Bookseller “Michael Bond is a national treasure.” – Telegraph

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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. 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.

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