Paddington the Artist

A hilarious story of everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington – now a major movie star!

When Paddington goes to an outdoor painting exhibition he is inspired to work on his own masterpieces. And it’s not long before he sells some of his paintings to a mysterious art collector!

Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world for more than sixty years.

• New cover reissue in larger trim page size, to fit core picture book range, with new Paddington branding.

• Paddington celebrated his 60th birthday in 2018!

• Paddington is a classic bear, instantly recognisable to parents and loved by adults and children, alike, all over the world. An international success, published in over 30 languages, with more than 35 million units sold worldwide!

• HarperCollins published a special £1.00 World Book Day edition in February 2018

• Michael Bond celebrated his 90th birthday in 2016, and was awarded a CBE for his services to children’s literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. He died in 2017, leaving behind one of the greatest literary legacies of our time.

• A celebration of the life of Michael Bond was held at St Paul's Cathedral on 14th November 2017.

• Paddington is the star of two blockbuster movies from Studio Canal.

• Michael wrote a piece which was read out by David Attenborough at the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations in St Paul’s Cathedral, June 2016, televised by the BBC.

• Paddington was voted the UK’s best animated character of all time at the British Animation Awards 2012

Competition: Winnie-the-Pooh; Peter Rabbit. A. A. Milne; Enid Blyton; Beatrix Potter; Dick King Smith; Roald Dahl; James Mayhew; Allan Ahlberg; Eric Carle; Julia Donaldson