Things are always happening to me. Im that sort of bear PaddingtonPraise for the Paddington series:Ive always had great respect for PaddingtonHe is a British institution. Stephen FryPaddington has joined Pooh as one of the great bears of English childrens literature. The TeacherMichael Bonds accident-prone bearhas become one of the most enduring of childrens characters. The Bookseller About the Author 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 childrens 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.
