Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists.[1]
The friendly spectacled bear from "darkest Peru" – with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffel coat and love of marmalade – has become a classic character from British children's literature.[2] An anthropomorphised bear, Paddington is always polite – addressing people as "Mr," "Mrs" and "Miss," rarely by first names – and kindhearted, though he inf...read more