Book info

• Title Paddington on Top
• Author Michael Bond
• Year 1974
• Genre Childrens

Up until now, Paddington has managed to avoid school. But the Inspector himself catches up with him and packs him off. After one day, even the teacher wonders whether there is anything he can teach a certain bear from Darkest Peru. And when it comes to dancing the rumba as always, Paddington takes the cake!

Thoughts

Fresh from his last batch of adventures, Paddington gets stuck in to some more weird and wonderful things, including trying his hand at waterskiing, and potentially inventing parasailing. Paddington causing chaos when they tried to make him go to school was fun, and not understanding a rugby game made me feel better about my own sporting misunderstandings. But the best bit was Aunt Lucy making an appearance, so lovely to see her and she was so much more stern and interesting than I would have expected.

Rating: 3 / 5