Michael Bond

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born

January 13, 1926 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, The United Kingdom

gender

male

website

http://www.paddingtonbear.co.uk

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Children's Books

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Michael Bond OBE is an English children's author. He is the creator of Paddington Bear and has written about the adventures of a guinea pig named Olga da Polga, as well as the animated BBC TV series The Herbs. Bond also writes culinary mystery stories for adults featuring Monsieur Pamplemousse and his faithful bloodhound, Pommes Frites.

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Average rating: 4.12 · 15,716 ratings · 423 reviews · 247 distinct works

	A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1) by Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 12,595 ratings — published 1958 — 44 editions	My rating:
	Paddington at Large by Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 308 ratings — 11 editions	My rating:
	More About Paddington (Paddington, #2) by Michael Bond (Author), Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Paddington Abroad (Paddington Bear, #4) by Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 1961 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Paddington Bear by Michael Bond, R.W. Alley (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 1973 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Paddington Goes to Town by Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1972 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Paddington at Work by Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1967 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Adventures Of Paddington by Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum 3.99 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1965 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Paddington Here and Now. by Michael Bond by Michael Bond, R.W. Alley (Illustrator), Peggy Fortnum (Contributor) 4.13 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Paddington Marches on by Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1964 — 9 editions	My rating:

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Series by Michael Bond

Paddington Bear (15 books)
by Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator)

4.13 avg rating — 14,266 ratings

Monsieur Pamplemousse (15 books)
by Michael Bond

3.73 avg rating — 329 ratings

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Quotes by Michael Bond

“It's nice having a bear about the house.”
― Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington

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