Paddington Bear
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Michael Bond recalls in his own words how Paddington first
came into being: "I bought a small toy bear on Christmas Eve
1956. I saw it left on a shelf in a London store and felt
sorry for it. I took it home as a present for my wife Brenda
and named it Paddington as we were living near Paddington
Station at the time. I wrote some stories about the bear,
more for fun than with the idea of having them published.
After ten days I found that I had a book on my hands. It
wasn’t written specifically for children, but I
came into being: "I bought a small toy bear on Christmas Eve
1956. I saw it left on a shelf in a London store and felt
sorry for it. I took it home as a present for my wife Brenda
and named it Paddington as we were living near Paddington
Station at the time. I wrote some stories about the bear,
more for fun than with the idea of having them published.
After ten days I found that I had a book on my hands. It
wasn’t written specifically for children, but I
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