Michael Bond

Adopting for their own the lost bear they find in Paddington Station, the Browns have some exciting first moments with him.

Mr. & Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform in London. He was sitting on a battered suitcase, wearing a most odd-looking hat and a sign hanging around his neck that said, "Please look after this bear. Thank You." So that is just what they did, little knowing that home would never be the same once Paddington became a member of the family.

Presents further misadventures in England of the bear from Darkest Peru in which he takes a driving test, visits a Stately Home, gets a rise, and takes part in a magic act.

When the neighbor's lawn mower disappears into the branches of a tree; when a small furry face peers frantically out of the screen of the new TV set; when the spotless kitchen at 32 Windsor Gardens becomes a chaos of steam and spilled syrup; when a riot suddenly breaks out in the bargain basement; when a Christmas play imperceptibly takes leave of the script and soars off completely on its own, is it a part of a plot or a National Disaster?

Continues the adventures of the very small bear who becomes part of the Brown family of London.

Paddington returns from Peru and tries his hand at such things as the stock market, barbering, and even ballet; but he decides he would rather be his bear self.