How to Be More Paddington: A Book of Kindness: The perfect gift for fans of Paddington

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Despite Paddington and his duffle coat being quite so iconic, he has gone through quite considerable change. Explore Paddington's unique and universal take on life in this very special collection of warm words about friendship, love, laughter and kindness. Explore Paddington's unique and universal take on life in this very special collection of warm words about friendship, family, love, laughter . But while it would be easy for Paddington to have become hopelessly dated, instead he seems to represent us at our best.

I have gathered up postcard images of some of my favourite Fortnum illustrations but it is wonderful to finally have them in one place. In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children's literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. I felt teary as I read the lovely words and remembered again why I have loved this little bear for over thirty years.My son has a 'My First Paddington' gifted by some lovely friends and a Paddington car seat toy which he has found variously amusing and terrifying. This wonderful book is nothing less than absolutely delightful and I believe that everybody could afford to Be More Paddington.

This is an extremely minor point though and I can understand why this aspect of his character would be trickier to include in a book that is just a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. You can even imagine him getting in a muddle with the hand sanitiser and the face masks of the pandemic. He could have learnt a great deal from Paddington with his kindness, humility and high moral standards.

A lovely little book that filled me hope and joy… Read on own, and with my son aged 7, a book for the whole family. How to Be More Paddington is more celebration of this fantastic character's warmth than sincere self-help but it is incredibly special nonetheless.

During World War II Michael Bond served in both the Royal Air Force and the Middlesex Regiment of the British Army. He was the creator of Paddington Bear and wrote about the adventures of a guinea pig named Olga da Polga, as well as the animated BBC TV series The Herbs. From winning the hearts of the Brown family, to sharing elevenses with Mr Gruber and lending a paw around the neighbourhood, Paddington always tries to do his very best for others…even if there are a few well-intentioned mishaps along the way!I recognised images that clearly accompanied stories from my son's own collection - I do understand why publishers felt the need to modernise. Featuring the wonderful words of Michael Bond and beautifully illustrated by Peggy Fortnum, every page contains an uplifting message or lesson that everybody could do well to learn from. We bought it for a couple of friends for Christmas and I had a flick through to check the content was good enough! For the last 37 years of his life Michael Bond lived in London, not far from Paddington Station where it all began.