ISBN: 9780007251940
Imprint: HCChBksUK
On Sale: Nov 14, 2023
List price: $26.99
No of pages: 192
Trim Size: 6.800 in (w) x 7.550 in (h) x 1.400 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General

Michael Bond

Biography

Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children’s literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great literary legacies of our time.

Michael Bond

Biography

Michael Bond began chronicling Paddington’s adventures in his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, published in 1958. Fortunately, bears don’t need much encouragement, and Paddington has since filled the pages of twelve further novels, a variety of picture books, and many other projects written for the young at heart.

ISBN: 9780007251940
Imprint: HCChBksUK
On Sale: Nov 14, 2023
List price: $26.99
No of pages: 192
Trim Size: 6.800 in (w) x 7.550 in (h) x 1.400 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General

Michael Bond

Biography

Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children’s literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great literary legacies of our time.

Michael Bond

Biography

Michael Bond began chronicling Paddington’s adventures in his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, published in 1958. Fortunately, bears don’t need much encouragement, and Paddington has since filled the pages of twelve further novels, a variety of picture books, and many other projects written for the young at heart.