Paddington Bear is among the most popular characters in children's literature. The actor Stephen Fry, who narrated Paddington audiobooks, stated "Michael Bond's bear is a Great British icon with his charm, humour, spirit of adventure and generosity". [65] Devan Coggan writing for Entertainment Weekly saw a similarity between Paddington and Winnie-the-Pooh, referring to them as two "extremely polite British bears without pants", adding that "both bears share a philosophy of kindness and integrity". [72] Paddington Aims High" – Paddington visits a travel agent to plan a journey. Then a traveller arrives at No. 32 Windsor Gardens. a b Clarkson, Shirley (23 June 2008). Bearly Believable: My Part in the Paddington Bear Story. Harriman House Publishing. ISBN 978-1-905641-72-7. Paddington's Finest Hour" – The Browns go to the theatre to see a Variety show. Paddington partakes of some audience participation.

Paddington Here and Now (2008) Published as part of the series' 50th-anniversary celebrations. [40] [41] [42]Paddington Goes for Gold (2012) A single-story picture book, aimed at younger readers. Released to coincide with London hosting the Summer Olympic Games. Love from Paddington (2014) A book of letters from Paddington and his Aunt Lucy, which retell stories seen in the previous collections from Paddington's perspective. [35] Paddington's Finest Hour (2017) On 13 October 2008, Google celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first Paddington publication by placing an image of the travelling bear with a sign showing Peru and London incorporated into a Google Doodle. [83] Happy birthday little bear – Sunderland Echo, 26 June 2008". Archived from the original on 27 January 2009 . Retrieved 26 June 2008.

Author Michael Bond was also a BBC TV cameraman who worked on the popular children's television programme Blue Peter. After this was revealed in 1965, a special Paddington story, in which he got mixed up in the programme itself, appeared in the Blue Peter Annuals for many years. They were collected in the novel-length Paddington's Blue Peter Story Book in 1973. A second book based around Blue Peter was titled Paddington on Screen.

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Paddington Strikes a Bargain" – Paddington goes to great lengths to help Mr Gruber enter his classic car in the local parade. Paddington's Garden (1972) A single-story picture book. Later adapted--with new illustrations--as Paddington in the Garden, and collected in The Paddington Treasury for the Very Young (2010). [30] Paddington's Blue Peter Story Book (1973) [31] This collects together stories previously published in the Blue Peter annuals, which Michael Bond had written during his time as a cameraman on the programme. The stories all include references to Blue Peter and feature its contemporary presenters, John Noakes, Peter Purves, and Valerie Singleton. Paddington: the technology behind the small bear from Darkest Peru". The Telegraph . Retrieved 25 November 2023. Mrs Mary Brown: Henry's more serious-minded yet exceptionally friendly wife. In the 1989 animated series, Mary and her husband have a 12-year-old American nephew named David Russell. In the film adaptation, she works as an author and illustrator and is the first of the Browns to warm to Paddington.

Cover Stories: Paddington's birthday; Rebecca Miller; Jewish Book Week". The Independent. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 3 July 2019. In A Bear Called Paddington he is treated in much the same ways as other immigrants, who would be given English-sounding names by immigration officers,” says Professor Smith. “In later books we learn that his Peruvian name is actually ‘Pastuso’, which is quite easily pronouncable by English speakers. For the bear’s 50th anniversary, Bond attempted a contemporary book, Paddington Here and Now, in which the bear was arrested (he is, after all, an illegal immigrant) when his trolley was clamped, and then doorstepped by the tabloids. His most recent Paddington story, Paddington’s Finest Hour, was published in April. Weston, Shaun (12 November 2014). "Robertson's limited edition Paddington Bear Golden Shred marmalade". FoodBev. FoodBev Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019 . Retrieved 30 June 2019. The rights for Paddington are now owned by Paddington and Company Ltd, which was previously owned by Mr Bond. In 2016, it was sold to French media giant Vivendi, which itself owns StudioCanal - the film company behind Paddington 2 and a planned third Paddington movie.But that first book, A Bear Called Paddington, published in 1958, presents issues of anti-racism in a deceptively simple story.” Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine's president was the voice of Paddington". The Independent. 28 February 2022 . Retrieved 5 October 2022. Mead, Rebecca (28 June 2017). "Paddington Bear, Refugee". The New Yorker . Retrieved 10 December 2019.