![]() (And I don’t expect there are many other bears in the world called that!) ( Darkest Peru.) There is no doubt that it’s nice to have a book of bear stories about the house-especially bear stories about Paddington. Overall, though, there’s nothing more pleasant than spending time looking after this young bear gentleman from Peru. (It’s not quite enough to give the book a reputation in the neighbourhood for meanness.) And it gets a stern “What are you doing, bear?” for including two stories about the Browns’ holiday in France. ![]() The book receives a particularly hard stare for leaving out “Lucky for Some,” with Ronnie Playfair. ![]() Through it all, Paddington remains a hopeful bear at heart.īut it omits some of our favorites, too. Included in this volume are many of the ultimate classics: conjuring outfits, dumplings, baths, toffee, The Porchester, modom, chimneys, haircuts, saunas, elevenses, wallpaper, auctions, department store windows, serving hatches, and of course ample amounts of special marmalade from the cut-price grocer-all presented with the original color illustrations by Peggy Fortnum. Things really are always happening to Paddington. ![]() In fact, it would be an excellent idea to keep a copy of this book in one’s suitcase or under one’s hat (for emergencies). But this collection seems very good value indeed. I don’t know when I last read Paddington stories. ![]()
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