For more than six decades, stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world.
When the Browns take Paddington on a trip to the seaside, a storm threatens to dampen their day. Will an extra-special ice cream and some wishful thinking bring the sun out again?
Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children’s literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great literary legacies of our time.