Average Customer Review:
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Nice collection of Paddington stories. , 2008-02-14
You can tell some of the stories are missing from this collection, but it is a great price, for a large collection of some of my favorite childhood stories.
Sincerely,
Ira Carmel.
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
This is NOT a comprehensive collection of the Paddington stories!, 2007-06-08
The publisher's description and reviews neglect to mention that all of the stories in this collection have been abridged. The only reason I didn't give this book fewer stars is because I like the watercolored illustrations (which goes to show that not all changes are bad), and because Paddington is still enjoyable reading, even when edited down. I just wish they had published a color edition of the INTACT stories, or at the very least they should have made it clear upfront that entire chapters have been omitted.
10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
A "must" for all Paddington Bear fans and young readers., 2000-07-14
Parents will want to use this as read-aloud material: it provides a thick treasury of Paddington Bear stories, accompanied by Peggy Fortnum's line drawings watercolored by her step-granddaughter. Paddington Bear is always in trouble, and this provides an excellent, whimsical set of adventures for newcomers and prior Paddington fans in a fine keepsake edition.
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
Please look after this bear, 2000-04-16
Paddington, a small bear from "darkest Peru," definitely needs looking after as he always finds himself in one sticky situation after another. I discovered P. only a few years ago. I had MEANT to read the P. books for YEARS, but somehow hadn't gotten around to it. After I finally read A Bear Called Paddington, frequently laughing out loud at Paddingtons' "situations," I immediately found the next three books, then the next three...I am delighted that the Paddington books have now been bound in one volume and am equally delighted to be adding this to my collection.