Love from Paddington

Love from Paddington
Michael Bond

Sealed with a sticky paw! First class correspondence from the nation's favourite bear, Paddington – now a major movie star!Dear Aunt Lucy,I expect this will come as a great surprise to you, but not only have I arrived in England, but I have an address! I’m staying at number 32 Windsor Gardens and it isn’t at all like the Home for Retired Bears…This delightfully engaging series of letters from Paddington to his Aunt Lucy in Peru, follows his new experiences in London while showcasing his uniquely charming and hilarious take on the world. From stowing away on a ship, to working as a barber, there is certainly never a dull moment!

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2014

First published in paperback in 2015

This edition published in 2018

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Source ISBN: 9780008164355

Ebook Edition © 2014 ISBN: 9780007594207

Version: 2018-05-23

CONTENTS

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Title Page (#u538467d5-ce49-5a0d-ba52-9d048c2fc37b)

Copyright

A Letter from Michael Bond

Preface

Letter No. 2

Letter No. 3

Letter No. 4

Letter No. 5

Letter No. 6

Letter No. 7

Letter No. 8

Letter No. 9

Letter No. 10

Letter No. 11

Letter No. 12

Letter No. 13

Letter No. 14

Letter No. 15

A Letter from Aunt Lucy

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About the Author

By the same author

About the Publisher

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Dear Reader

In a world that has rapidly accustomed itself to communicating by email, Paddington is equally rapidly becoming something of an oddity, for he steadfastly remains wedded to what has become jocularly known as SNAIL MAIL, and long may it remain so, for there is nothing quite so heart warming as a hand-written letter.