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Paddington Bear (though his name is just Paddington; the "Bear" simply serves to confirm his species) is a fictional character in British children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington by British author Michael Bond .
This was the start of Bond's series of books recounting the tales of Paddington Bear, a bear from "darkest Peru", whose Aunt Lucy sends him to the United Kingdom, carrying a jar of marmalade. In the first book the Brown family find the bear at Paddington Station, and adopt him, naming the bear after the station. [7]
He met author Michael Bond in 1997 [1] and after an audition [4] began illustrating the Paddington Bear book series. [8] [9] He illustrated Bond's final book, Paddington at Saint Paul's, in 2018, [10] and has illustrated more than 20 books in the series as of 2024. [8] [11] He is the longest-serving Paddington Bear illustrator. [9]
His Paddington Bear series, begun 25 years earlier, had been translated into nearly 20 languages, and adapted for stage and screen. [2] His first book for adults, Monsieur Pamplemousse, was published in 1983. It featured Aristide Pamplemousse, a former detective in the Sûreté nationale.
Barbara Ker Wilson AM (24 September 1929 – 10 September 2020) was an English-born Australian novelist.She is credited as the person who "discovered" Paddington Bear.She wrote over twenty books and collated collections of stories.
The UK’s favourite anthropomorphic bear, Paddington, has been granted a British passport.. The character, full name Paddington Brown, was born and orphaned in Peru as a cub and arrived in London ...