PADDINGTON Classic Story Collection By Michael Bond 20 Books Collection Box Set - Paperback - Ages 3+ Titles In This Set Paddington Paddington And the Christmas Surprise Paddington And the Marmalade Maze Paddington Goes for Gold Paddington King of the Castle Paddington The Artist Paddington in the Garden Paddington and The Disappearing Sandwich Paddington At The Carnival Paddington Minds the House Paddington at St Paul's Paddington At the Zoo Paddington at the Rainbow's End Paddington at The Tower Paddington At the Fair Paddington at the Circus Paddington and the Tutti Frutti Rainbow Paddington at the Palace Paddington and the Grand Tour Paddington’s Easter Egg Hunt PaddingtonFor younger readers, here is the classic story of the bear from Darkest Peru who stowed away on a ship headed for England. He arrived at Paddington Station with nothing but a suitcase, a half-empty jar of marmalade and a label that read, ‘Please look after this bear. Thank you.’ Paddington And the Christmas SurpriseWhen the Browns take Paddington to the Christmas grotto at the local department store, their journey through the Winter Wonderland is full of unexpected surprises. But the best surprise is a present from Santa. After all, who else would find the perfect present for a bear like Paddington? Join Paddington on his festive adventure as he discovers why Santa Claus makes everyone’s Christmas so special. Paddington And the Marmalade MazeWhen Paddington and Mr Gruber visit Hampton Court they are joined by a group of tourists who all expect to come back home with them for tea! Luckily, Paddington finds an a-mazing way out of the situation. Paddington Goes for GoldPaddington is in high competitive spirits when he accompanies the Brown family to a local sports day. But whether he’s putting the shot, helping Jonathan and Judy get ready for the three-legged race, or taking part in a relay, nothing goes quite as planned. Will a gold medal ever be within Paddington’s reach? Paddington King of the CastleWhen Paddington Bear goes to the beach, nothing goes quite according to plan … especially when, one by one, he is joined by ten hungry seagulls. Will Paddington's lunchtime snack be safe? Pre-schoolers will love counting with everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington! Paddington The ArtistWhen Paddington goes to an outdoor painting exhibition, he is inspired to work on his masterpieces. And it’s not long before he sells some of his paintings to a mysterious art collector! Paddington in the GardenFor Paddington, one of the nicest things about being a bear and living with the Brown family is being able to share their lovely garden. And though he may not have “green fingers”, the fact that paws and marmalade are never far apart leads to some unexpectedly colourful results during National Garden Week! Paddington and The Disappearing SandwichWhen Paddington Bear goes to town looking for different shapes, he soon discovers that some are much longer-lasting than others… especially if they happen to be very tasty! Pre-schoolers will love identifying shapes on this journey with everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington! Paddington At The CarnivalPaddington visits the Spring carnival in Little Venice It’s Springtime again and Mr Gruber is taking Paddington down to the canal to join in the fun at the Spring Carnival. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that he’s very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it appears that he’s not the only one with his eye on the prize… Paddington Minds the HouseLeft to his own devices, Paddington decides to surprise the Browns. In between baking them a chocolate cake, he sets about giving the house a ‘Spring Clean’. Unfortunately, the two don’t always mix! Paddington at St Paul'sWhen Mr Gruber takes Paddington on a special outing to St Paul’s Cathedral, there is one surprise after another. But the biggest of all comes when Paddington is mistaken for a choir bear and suddenly finds himself joining the choir for a most unusual rehearsal! Paddington At the ZooWhen Paddington visits the zoo, he takes enough marmalade sandwiches with him to last all day. However, he is none too pleased when he realises how popular they are with the zoo’s inhabitants! Paddington at the Rainbow's EndPaddington Bear loves all the colours of the rainbow. But after a long day shopping in town, there is one particular colour that he likes above all others… Paddington at The TowerWhen Paddington visits the Tower of London, he makes sure he has enough marmalade sandwiches to sustain him – a whole suitcase in fact! Unfortunately, it is not only bears who like sandwiches, as Paddington is soon to discover… Paddington At the FairOne day, the Browns take Paddington to the fair. He doesn’t think the money that Mr Brown has given him will last for long, with all the exciting things to do. But when it’s time to go home, he finds he’s had quite enough fun for one day. Paddington at the CircusThe circus has come to town, and Paddington and the Browns have front-row seats! But Paddington becomes anxious when he looks up and sees a man dangling from a rope by his ankles. Always ready to lend a paw, he rushes off to save the trapeze artist and as a result, the circus is turned upside down! Paddington, however, comes out on top as the star of the show. Paddington and the Tutti Frutti RainbowThe Brown’s trip to the seaside looks like being a disaster when the rain sets in. They escape into a café and Paddington soon has his eye on a large ice-cream sundae… Paddington at the PalaceWhen Mr Gruber takes Paddington to Buckingham Palace to watch the Changing of the Guard, there are so many people in the way he can’t see a thing. Luckily, a mysterious someone ‘on high’ appears to like small bears… Paddington and the Grand TourWith his suitcase packed full of marmalade sandwiches and Mrs Bird’s umbrella (in case it rains), Paddington sets out for a day of sightseeing with his friend, Mr Gruber. How can he know that the tourists will think he’s their tour guide? And how is he to guess that they will follow him everywhere? Paddington’s Easter Egg HuntPaddington is excited to be organising an Easter egg hunt for his neighbours. But, from finding empty supermarket shelves, to buying a box of broken Easter eggs, Paddington wonders if the hunt can ever go ahead. That is, until Mr Gruber’s book on Roman mosaics and some sticky marmalade give him a brilliant idea...