It looks like you're offline.
Donate
English (en) Change Website Language
Open Library logo
additional options menu
Last edited by David Scotson
November 2, 2023 | History
Edit

Michael Bond

Michael Bond, OBE, (born in Newbury, Berkshire) is an English author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books.

Bond began writing in 1945 and sold his first short story to the magazine London Opinion. In 1958, after producing a number of plays and short stories and while working as a BBC television cameraman (where he worked filming Blue Peter for a time), his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was published. This was the start of Bond's most famous series of books, telling tales of a bear from "Darkest Peru", whose Aunt Lucy sends him to England, carrying a jar of marmalade. The Brown family found the bear at Paddington Station, and adopted him, naming the bear after the station. By 1967, Bond was able to give up his BBC job to work full-time as a writer. Paddington's adventures have been published in nearly twenty countries, and has inspired pop bands, race horses, plays, hot air balloons and a TV series. Bond stated in December 2007 that he did not plan to continue the adventures of Paddington Bear in further volumes.

(Source)

Photo of Michael Bond

British writer (1926–2017)

Born 1926
Died 2017

668 works Add another?

Showing all works by author. Would you like to see only ebooks?

  • Cover of: Madagascar: the Crate Escape - Colouring Poster Pad

    First published in 2008 — 5 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington at the fair

    Cover of edition paddingtonatfair00bond First published in 1985 — 5 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington's colors

    Cover of edition paddingtonscolou0000bond Cover of edition paddingtonscolou0000mich First published in 1987 — 5 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington Here and Now

    First published in 2009 — 5 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington goes shopping

    First published in 1973 — 5 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington's opposites

    Cover of edition paddingtonsoppos00bond_0 First published in 1990 — 5 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Olga takes charge

    Cover of edition olgatakescharge0000bond_a7m5 First published in 1982 — 5 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Love from Paddington

    Cover of edition lovefrompaddingt0000bond Cover of edition lovefrompaddingt0000bond_u1k5 First published in 2014 — 5 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Thursday rides again

    First published in 1969 — 5 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Michael Bond's Book of Bears

    Cover of edition michaelbondsbook0000unse First published in 1971 — 5 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington Races Ahead

    First published in 2012 — 5 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: More about Paddington

    First published in 1962 — 4 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington at the Station

    First published in 1976 — 4 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington Marches On

    First published in 2012 — 4 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Bear Called Paddington

    First published in 1960 — 4 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington's Easter Egg Hunt

    First published in 2022 — 4 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington at Work

    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Paddington on stage

    First published in 1974 — 4 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The caravan puppets

    First published in 1983 — 4 editions
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The great big Paddington book

    First published in 1976 — 4 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
Photo of Michael Bond

British writer (1926–2017)

Born 1926
Died 2017

Subjects

Children's fiction, Bears, fiction, Fiction, Paddington bear (fictitious character), fiction, Juvenile fiction, Bears, Pictorial works, Paddington Bear (Fictitious character), Children's stories, Picture books, Pamplemousse, aristide (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, France, fiction, Guinea pigs, fiction, Juvenile literature, Teddy bears, Bears in fiction, Guinea pigs, Children's stories, English, Private investigators, Aristide Pamplemousse (Fictitious character), Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Toy and movable books, England, fiction, Fiction, humorous

Places

France, England, London (England), Londres (Angleterre), Paddington Bear (Fictitious character), Paris, Paris (France), Southern France

People

Paddington Bear (Fictitious character), Pamplemousse Monsieur (Fictitious character), Michael Bond, Arthur Conan Doyle Sir (1859-1930), Paddington Bear, Paddington bear

Time

20th century

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

Links outside Open Library

No links yet. Add one?

Alternative names

  • Bond, Michael
  • MICHAEL BOND
  • Bond Michael
  • BOND MICHAEL
  • BOND, MICHAEL
  • Michaël Bond
  • Michael BOND
  • michael bond
  • Bond M.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
November 2, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
April 7, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 7, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 7, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import