Author:Michael Bond,Michael Hordern,Full Cast
Four charming tales starring the marmalade-loving bear from darkest Peru. The stories are: ‘Please Look After This Bear’, ‘A Bear in Hot Water’, ‘A Disappearing Trick’ and ‘Paddington and the Amateur Dramatics.’ ‘Please look after this bear’ said the label around Paddington’s neck, so the Brown family take him home and do just that. Life with Paddington, however, is full of surprises –as you’ll find out in these four great dramatised stories!
The beauty of the book is the subtlety and the insightful way the bigger picture of the after effect of the war and the colonial experience are interwoven into the portrait of a growing girl
—— Guardian[Geras] writing is surefooted and subtly crafted and this is an intelligent, sensitive piece of fiction about poignant emotions
—— The BooksellerA richly atmospheric tale . . . Geras conveys the intensity of childhood experience with great skill
—— The Sunday TimesA bitter-sweet, piercing account of a childhood in Borneo
—— TESGeras conveys well the difficulties of relating to a colonial community and being the new child
—— Books for Keeps