Michael Bond - How to Be More Paddington: A Book of Kindness

Collection first published in hardback in Great Britain by HarperCollins Childrens Books in 2020
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Text copyright The Estate of Michael Bond 1958-2020
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Collection first published in hardback in Great Britain by HarperCollins Childrens Books in 2020
This edition published in 2020
Text copyright The Estate of Michael Bond 1958-2020
Illustrations copyright Peggy Fortnum and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 1958-2020
SOURCE EDITION ISBN-13: 978-0-00-843871-5
Ebook Edition 29th October 2020 ISBN: 978-0-00-845710-5
Version: 2020-10-20
HarperCollins Childrens Books is a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
The author and illustrator assert the moral right to be identified as the author and illustrator of the work.
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I wish there were more
bears about like you.

BEING friendly ... 9

BEING well meaning ... 23

BEING helpful ... 35

BEING grateful ... 45

BEING thoughtful ... 61

BEING polite ... 75

BEING positive ... 83

BEING wise ... 97

BEING Paddington ... 109

O ne of the very nice things about being an
author is that you are never alone. The
characters you have invented travel around with
you and are always to hand when you need them,
which can be a great comfort as you go through life.
I count myself fortunate in having Paddington
as a friend. Its rather like having a built-in resident
guru. Although his head is often in the clouds, he
has his feet firmly on the ground and he has a strong
sense of right and wrong. Confronted by a problem,
I often find myself wondering how he would deal
with it, and mentally take note of his advice.
MICHAEL BOND, 2008

O ne of the very nice things about being an
author is that you are never alone. The
characters you have invented travel around with
you and are always to hand when you need them,
which can be a great comfort as you go through life.
I count myself fortunate in having Paddington
as a friend. Its rather like having a built-in resident
guru. Although his head is often in the clouds, he
has his feet firmly on the ground and he has a strong
sense of right and wrong. Confronted by a problem,
I often find myself wondering how he would deal
with it, and mentally take note of his advice.
MICHAEL BOND, 2008

BEING friendly

BEING friendly

When Mrs Brown saw my
label and read the words,
Please look after
this bear. Thank you!
she said at once I must
come home with them.

When Mrs Brown saw my
label and read the words,
Please look after
this bear. Thank you!
she said at once I must
come home with them.

I have been taken in for the
next day or two by a nice
family called the Browns,
but Im hoping it will be much
longer than that because I am
very happy here.

I have been taken in for the
next day or two by a nice
family called the Browns,
but Im hoping it will be much
longer than that because I am
very happy here.

We shall expect
you to be one
of the family.