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. Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great
literary legacies of our time.
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.
Praise for the Paddington series: 'I've always had great respect for Paddington… He is a British institution.' Stephen Fry 'Paddington has joined Pooh as one of the great bears of English children's literature.' Teacher 'Michael Bond's accident-prone bear…has become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' Bookseller
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