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.
R. W. Alley has illustrated many children's books. he lives in
Rhode Island, USA, with is wife and two children.
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.’ The Teacher ‘Michael Bond’s accident-prone bear…has become one of the most enduring of children’s characters.’ The Bookseller
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