Book info

• Title Paddington's Finest Hour
• Author Michael Bond
• Year 2017
• Genre Childrens

Hurrying forward, he held out a welcoming hand. “Sir Percival Rushmoor,” he said. “I’m invigilating.” “I’m sorry to hear that, Sir Percival,” said Paddington. “I hope you feel better very soon.” Paddington always finds himself in unusual situations so it is no surprise when he has a run-in with the police, appears in a TV cookery show, and gives one of his hard stares to a hypnotist!

Thoughts

I thought I had read all the Paddington books in my collection but then this one popped up. It’s a bit disappointing really, although the main character and his adopted family are as lovable as ever. It just felt like there weren’t any new ideas in there - I’m sure there’s one story that doesn’t really do anything, except set the scene for the next one. And there’s one that revisits lots of things that Paddington has done before. Paddington has lots of greatest hits to choose from, no doubt, but I was expecting a bit more from the book, considering how grand the title is!

Rating: 3 / 5