Book info

• Title Paddington At Large
• Author Michael Bond
• Year 1962
• Genre Childrens

'Even Paddington can’t come to much harm in half an hour,' said Mrs Brown optimistically. But he can manage a lot of other things in even less time – like hanging Mr Curry’s lawnmower from a tree-top, or coming up through the bandstand floor during the ‘Surprise Symphony’. Then Paddington has a sticky time of it making toffee in Mrs Bird’s kitchen, and an even stickier time explaining what went wrong. And who else but Paddington could set Father Christmas’s beard on fire?

Thoughts

I wanted something quick and simple to read, easing into the holidays nicely, and Paddington always delivers. This time the bear was up to all kinds of mischief but I like that there were glimpses of things he can actually do really well - gardening, and unexpectedly, doing foley work! But of course there’s chaos as well, and it was a lot of fun to journey through the adventures with our furry friend.

Rating: 4 / 5