Books

NOVELS

The first nine Paddington books to be published were all full length chapter books and each chapter in the books is a story in its own right. The series began with "A Bear Called Paddington" which was published in the UK on 13th October 1958. The fourteenth, and most recent title, 'Love from Paddington', was published in 2014.

A Bear Called Paddington

First published in 1958

More about Paddington

First published in 1959

Paddington helps out

First published in the UK in 1961

Paddington Abroad

First published in 1961

Paddington at Large

First published in 1962

Paddington Marches On

First published in 1964

Paddington at Work

First published in 1966

Paddington Goes to Town

First published in 1968

Paddington Takes the Air

First published in 1970

Paddington on top

First published in 1974

Paddington takes the Test

First published in 1979

Paddington Here and Now

First published in 2008

Paddington races Ahead

First published in 2012

Love from Paddington

First published in 2014

Picture books

In 1972 Michael Bond began writing some shorter versions of the stories. With full colour illustrations on every page, these books were aimed at slightly younger readers. Since 1997 all of the picture books have been illustrated by R W Alley.