Paddington at the Fair

Paddington #11.5

by Michael Bond

The Browns take Paddington to Hampstead Fair where he samples various amusement rides.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

28 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

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

[Lavelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 frickin stars cause I read this to my 3-month old niece and she giggled nonstop the whole time!!!!!! 😭♥️😭♥️😭♥️😭♥️

[Harlow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Paddington’s adventures

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Nice, Little Story of Paddington going to a Funfair for the First Time

[Gerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can't help but like Paddington, especially when he has an outing to Hampstead Fair and enjoys himself on the attractions there.

He tries his paw at the coconut shy at first with no success but when he stands on his case (with the marmalade sandwiches inside) he wins a picture of a goldfish, which he decides to name Hampstead in honour of the day, and a china bird for the wall.

He also has a go on the helter-skelter and while he is okay, others n the ride get stuck due to his baggage, or more appropriately what is in it! He moves on to a ride in a space craft and ends up feeling rather queasy before seeing a fortune teller who prophecies, correctly, that she seea a bear who will have a long sleep that night!

And he does but does have a surprising dream!

[Tiffany Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paddington at the Fair
Plot: Pretty simple plot. Paddington gets to go to the fair for the first time and by the end of the day he’s exhausted.

My Thoughts: I think the fun part of this book is taking something (like a fair) and seeing it through the eyes of someone that’s never experienced it before. It’s kind of like I relate it to when I’ve gone to the Magic Kingdom (or Orlando) and I go to a park that’s been there a while and that other’s may have gone to several times. It’s just that wonder that comes with experiencing something for the first time. As always, a cute read! It’s a bed time read or a car trip read for a 3 or 4-year-old.

Rating: 5 (Mostly 5’s in regular books are average but this is a good score for a kid’s book like this).

[Salma · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a very nice book . do you like It?

[Ethan Thurkettle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very inspirational, touching and moving plot. Spoiler: Paddington is named Paddington because it is based off of the train station he was found in.

[Sarah Baines · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, Paddington at the Fair is a beautifully illustrated and lovely story.

[Joey Tichenor · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this book I learned the English call bumper cars “dodgem cars”.

[anahita]

again not one of my favourites as i feel like not much truly happens but it was fun to see him try different rides and have the fair experience

[QuakerHat · Rating 3 out of 5]

This lovely story has some of the best illustrations in the Paddington series and a pleasantly joyful tale to boot.

Simple yet effective.

[Ietrio · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is an easy story. Not even a story. A short report of an afternoon at the fair. And the drawings are quite ugly.