Paddington's opposites

by Michael Bond

Paddington introduces the concept of antonyms when he basks in the sun and shivers in the cold, faces front and back, and opens and closes a box filled with marmalade jars.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Education

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1991

About the author

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

Reviews

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Little One's other favorite of the four I got him in this series! He LOVES to quote this as we read along.

[Kira Dickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Copyright:1990
Number of Pages: UNKNOWN
Book Format: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 5-6
Genre: Concept Book
Lit Requirement: Concept #1

Summary:
The bear from the Darkest Peru helps with showing opposites of objects or concept like big and small. This lovable bear will help children learn the concepts.

Response:
I liked this book. The pictures were beautiful with how colorful they are and the style. I love Paddington Bear so I especially liked this book. It is a good book for children to learn about opposites. On the last page is a small game where children should pick out what are opposites on that page. I would recommend this book to people who want to teach their children about opposites.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

perfectly fine and would be good for any kids who recognize paddington from the movies. but there are other books that do the same thing that i preferred for my storytime group. i do like that at the end the kids can match the opposites discussed in the book.

[Shannon Brasher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paddington's Opposites is a fun and simple book to use to introduce children to antonyms. The illustrations are nice and feature popular children's book character Paddington. The book would be good for an emergent reader as the vocabulary is very simple and limited to the actual antonym's themselves such as hot/cold wet/dry.

[Sarah Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for toddlers.

[Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

M had a confidence boost, understanding the opposites...I told her she was basically reading the book!

[Courtney K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would be good to share with a group. The pictures are large and colorful and the text simple. Paddington is, as always, funny and endearing this time through illustration rather than dialogue.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I arrived in England right at the height of Paddington fever, so I have rather a soft spot for the silly, lucky bear.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually like this Paddington. As opposed to the alphabet Paddington, this one would actually help children work with their opposites. They're all words that the kids will know, and it's not too long. I like it. It could even be used at a story time as we talk about pictures to look at opposites. But we could only do a few pages. And in this book, that would be fine.